Word: relaxers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Darkness eventually shrouded the compound, and revolutionary noncooperation or not, the protesters began to protect themselves against the chill. Blankets were unfolded, and packing crates were broken up for firewood. The fervor of resistance seemed to relax, revealing a band of people who were young, tired and cold. A few tried a couple of verses of Viet Nam Rag, then retreated into subdued silence; hardly anyone knew the words. Then someone put a harmonica to his mouth, and soon they were singing, like so many Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls...
...also help Syrian Strongman Hafez Assad, who now may be able as a partner to collect some of the $24 million in Libyan oil revenues that Gaddafi grandly promised Syria last fall. There appears, however, to be little advantage in confederation for Egypt, which has been trying to relax its pan-Arabism somewhat in order to concentrate on progress at home. Egypt will receive little military assistance from Libya. Of 110 French Mirages being sold to Gaddafi, only four have been delivered so far. Last week France warned Libya that further shipments will be embargoed if any Libyan Mirages...
CHARLIE COMPANY, back from patrol, was ready to relax. The men filed out of the mess hall and into their bunkers, stripped to their shorts and flopped down on their cots. Some thumbed through comic books, some talked, and some, according to various reports, smoked a few joints. The guards were somewhat more alert-but not much. As the night wore on, some apparently nodded off over their M16s...
...high-pressure recruiting and publicity-driven athletes, Walter Johnson presents a study in contrast. Virtually unheralded in high school, Johnson has been a two-year starter on the football team, captain of the track team, and, unlike many athletes, has learned to "relax, just take it easy...
...major, is hoping to attend Harvard Ed School upon graduation. After that? "I'd like to go into teaching English on the secondary level," he said. "The teachers I had in high school made a great impression on me. Then again, the pace is a little slower, you can relax a little...