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Even at this late date there remains some confusion between the terms "hi-fi" and "stereo." Although both words refer to acoustic conditions the first deals with quality of sound while the second is concerned with spatial characteristics...
...leaving the office, he turned around, saying, "And Charlie, there's no more Mississippi anymore. It's 'Sippi now." The Freedom Riders now refer to that state as simply 'Sippi...
...Brien knows precisely how far the President will go in making legislative concessions to Congress. More than once, when approached by Democratic congressional leaders with suggestions for compromises that might speed Administration programs through the Senate or House, O'Brien has accepted on the spot, without having to refer to the President...
...chapters are in areas where gambling is legal and race tracks abound; Los Angeles has six G.A. chapters. New York four. Most fertile city for prospective G.A. members is Las Vegas. The casino managers are unconcerned about the inroads the organization might make; none has ever been known to refer a steady loser to the local G.A. chapter. "G.A.'s a stupid organization," says one Vegasite. "Imagine being against gambling in this town." But Onetime...
...which on March 7, 1457, fined him 200 lire and sentenced him to six months in prison. The sentence was not particularly harsh, for Crivelli, it seems, had abducted a married lady named Tarsia and kept her hidden in his brother's house for months. The court records refer to him as a painter, and historians think that he may have been about 25 at the time. But aside from this adventure in "abduction, adultery and concubinage," the few scraps known about Crivelli indicate a perfectly respectable life...