Word: rashness
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...local supermarket; on Thursday I listened to Simon and Garfunkel records while reading instructions for my self-cleaning oven; on Friday I read Dr. Spock's treatise on dissent in the morning, then checked his Infant and Child Care in the afternoon regarding the baby's rash; on Saturday night I discussed Soul on Ice with my baby sitter before going to a party where the only pot was the one my husband is developing...
...revolutionaries, who are estimated to number only about 2,000 in all of France, have been relatively inactive on the Cóte d'Azur so far. There was no solid evidence of a connection between the Maoists and a rash of forest fires that broke out along the full length of the Riviera last week. Nonetheless, a number of resort owners met at Cannes to form a security force. In addition, Interior Minister Raymond Marcellin reinforced his riot police at the major resorts. His aim, he says, is to turn the Maoists' hot summer into "a cold...
...bathtub, but Eric shifts the film's focus to the sisters' half brother, Herostratus. Betrayed to the Persians as a Greek rebel by Helena, who is also his lover, Herostratus dashes both sisters' dreams of immortal fame by burning the spectacular Temple of Diana. In one rash act he has overshadowed his conniving sisters and secured for himself a notable historic role as an arsonist...
...Human lives are the main thing. If there is a way to save them, it should be done, no matter what the cost." Thus wrote Argentina's onetime President (1955-58), retired Lieut. General Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, after the recent rash of political kidnapings that have shaken Latin America. Last week there were fears that the stern, uncompromising Aramburu, 68, had lost his own life to a band of terrorists...
Sensible Match. Wall Street's depression has also led to a rash of merger discussions; strong firms are trying to acquire weaker ones, and undercapitalized houses are wooing those that are better financed. During the 15 months ending April 1, the number of New York Stock Exchange member firms declined from 646 to 612, largely through mergers. Recently, Dean Witter & Co. agreed to take over San Francisco-based J. Barth & Co., and Clark, Dodge acquired the West Coast brokerage firm of Irving Lundborg & Co. Last week Halle & Stieglitz announced that it would take over five offices of Orvis Brothers...