Word: rabid
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sinister about an acorn and a cup of tea? It certainly surprised me when I discovered that an unexpected combination of the two was causing all the trouble in the Harvard Yard. Last fall, you may remember, Buildings and Grounds began its well-publicized campaign to wipe out the rabid squirrels by scattering poisoned acorns around the elm trees. The deranged squirrels, they reasoned, would overlook the incongruity and bury the nuts for future use. Then, when the Spring thaws came, the animals would dig the acorns, eat them, and expire...
...Fernando Belaúnde, the 1956 loser, is giving APRA a hard race. Tirelessly stumping Peru's 144 provinces, he preaches much the same economic and social reform as does APRA, draws huge crowds from all those who hate and fear APRA. His opinions about the rabid left hardened abruptly a fortnight ago when he got beaned by a Castroite rock and angrily disavowed "all forms of leftism." His supporters argue that in a sorely divided nation he would have the easiest road to travel as President, since he is the most acceptable to all factions...
...Sever Hall. Less than two hours later, Mrs. William D. Sciurus, wife of an instructor in Chemistry, successfully fought off with her umbrella another squirrel that sprang at her from a tree in front of Memorial Church. Frantz has been started on Pasteur treatments in case the animal was rabid...
Persons who must enter the Yard should carry a short stick or umbrella with them to ward off lunging squirrels. "Even a rabid squirrel can be routed by a sharp blow on the nose," Chernoff said...
Outraged Northerners might reflect on what these rides mean to the South. They have heard the argument that the Southern Negro is happier than his Northern counterpart, that the Negro doesn't really seek improvement. Now Northerners see the most rabid Southern group publicly confessing that the South cannot satisfy even its most ill-educated, ignorant Negroes, that--and this is a crushing admission--there is a Negro problem in the South. Responsible Southern newspapers have already read this lesson into the rides, and they are absolutely correct. The segregationists are confessing that Southern society is a failure...