Word: rashly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most places, however, a chill has yet to be felt. Contrary to the expectations of civil libertarians, smut peddlers and bluestockings alike, last year's tough anti-obscenity rulings have had relatively little effect. The first few months after the Miller decision did see a rash of hasslings, raids, busts and prosecutions in Los Angeles, Tulsa, New Orleans, Tampa, Montgomery, New York, Bangor, Detroit, Chicago, Kankakee and elsewhere. Books were quietly shelved in many libraries and even burned (32 copies of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five) in Drake, N. Dak. But, by and large, even smutty books...
...globe, their southerly portions undulate like the bottom of a skirt. Cold air is pulled down across the Western U.S. and warm air is swept up to the Northeast. The collision of air masses of widely differing temperatures and humidity can create violent storms-the Midwest's recent rash of disastrous tornadoes, for example...
...social outlook, Ramsey usually gave firm support to Third World causes, attacking not only South African apartheid but also Britain's curb on immigration of Kenyan Asians with British passports. In one rash moment, he informed the government that it would be morally right to send troops to protect the rights of black Rhodesians against the white regime...
...previous record, complained that they had not been properly fed and "it's extremely boring." Three other young titlists came better prepared. Setting their own private record for unicycle riding (50 hr.), they brought along Johnson's baby powder to alleviate what they called "diaper rash" and kept happy in the saddle for a record 50 by playing cards, Ping Pong and pool...
Time is on Nixon's side, and he knows it. The longer he can delay impeachment proceedings, the more chance he has to build a base to fight conviction--through domestic and foreign policy and Congressional fear of making any rash moves too close to next fall's elections. Of course, the Judiciary Committee knows this, too, and Wednesday's muffled threat of the consequences of non-compliance may just be a sign that the Committee is finally flexing its muscles...