Word: reared
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Birmingham airport peaceably enough. Professor Gale Buchanan, a plant expert at Auburn University, began editing copy for his magazine, Weeds Today. Alex Halberstadt, a construction engineer, scribbled idly on a yellow legal pad. A two-year-old child fell asleep in his mother's arms. In the rear of the plane, Alvin Fortson, 83, sat back to enjoy the ride to Orlando to see his son. But also at the rear were three blacks-Henry Jackson, 25, Lewis Moore, 27, and Melvin Cale, 21-who had no intention of going to Orlando. Jackson and Moore were wanted for suspicion...
...Frank stuck to it, buoyed by a simple faith that there was a power higher than Nathan Pusey and the Crimson sports page combined. And so on that fateful day, Frank suited up as usual in Dillon Field House, dutifully applying Dr. Wood's Miracle Splinter Resister to the rear of his uniform. And Frank watched for 59 minutes as his undefeated teammates headed towards, well, defeat. As Ken Coleman says on the record, "Yale had the championship, but Harvard had Champi." Well, to make a long story short, that game was the best argument ever for the existence...
...were ushered through to the waiting Antonov-24 Turboprop on the apron. Two rather sullen stewardesses in creased olive-drab army-style uniforms helped us put our heavy typewriters on the shelves above the seats (contrary to international regulations), handed round candy before takeoff, then retreated to the rear of the 48-seat aircraft. A barely intelligible English-language announcement warned that "all passengers should register inflammables, corrosives, explosives, and radioactive materials with the cabin attendant before takeoff. Use of binoculars, cameras, and other optical equipment is not permitted during the flight...
...legend dates back to the 6th century A.D., when St. Columba began converting Scotland to Christianity. While visiting the Loch Ness area one day, Columba saw a giant animal rear out of the water and lunge at one of his monks. Only when the good saint made the sign of the cross did the beast back off. Since that frightening debut, Nessie, as the beast has become known, has appeared countless times to villagers and visitors alike; there are even murky photos of the famed Loch Ness monster. Despite such "evidence," scientists remain highly skeptical. Nessie's "proper habitat...
...Columbia, usually vies for the dubious distinction of being the worst soccer team in the Ivy League and this year is no exception. The Tiger, by virtue of a 1-0 win over Dartmouth, are tied with the Big Green for seventh place. The winless Lions bring up the rear...