Word: rans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Canadians did save Arnold's hungry and isolated forces during this past winter by selling them beef. But when hard money ran out, as it eventually did, Canadians refused credit. When American troops began pillaging farms, the Canadians became increasingly hostile...
...because they knew that the same numbers indicated that both men would lose to Carter. What the delegates overlooked is that if a presidential candidate crashes, a lot of his party's candidates for state and local offices get bumped off too−as happened when Barry Goldwater ran in 1964. The whole "electability" issue comes down to which candidate will least hurt other Republicans...
...resident, Langa Skosana, was caught in the crossfire of police bullets and stones hurled by the rioting students. "It was the most terrifying moment of my life," he said later. "The police opened direct fire. It is terrifying to watch a gun being aimed at you. I turned and ran. Had I lain on the ground the students would have trampled...
...Salisbury's Travels through America, a 23-page personal essay that appeared in the February issue of Esquire, sandwiched between two low-key Xerox ads that explained the innovation. Last week the first Xerox special somewhat embarrassingly turned out to be the last, and all because the company ran up against a reader on Allen Cove in Maine...
...movies, beginning with The Count of Monte Cristo in 1913, counting on high-paid stars, such as Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino, to draw the crowds. Unlike other early movie magnates, Zukor avoided both Hollywood and histrionics, preferring to manage his burgeoning entertainment empire from New York, where he ran Paramount until he retired as chairman...