Word: rioted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hung up and I went to bed again, but this time I could not sleep. My brain was a riot of surmise. When the phone rang, again, as of course it did in a matter of moments, a shiver of fear transfixed every inch of my body. A woman again. 'See here,' I greeeted the inevitable query. 'This must stop. I am not Marrowitz, madam, nor is this his market.' This time I hung up the phone...
...imagined several possibilities: first, that of L.L. being torn to tiny fragments by roaring rock'n'roll partisans when they discovered that "Lestah don't rock;" second, that of a large-scale riot as the crowd grew restive listening to the sedate, proper beat of Mr. Lanin's society ensemble; and finally, that of a possible conversion of the Lanin band to the new rock'n'roll medium. Any of these would be well worth a trip to Brockton, and as Vag entered the square, his anticipation was high...
...gave up and pulled out his ace-in-the-hole, Lester Lanin hats, which he tossed benevolently to the agitated throng immediately in front of the bandstand. The last of the hats brought silence anew, and Vag began to fear anew that his sadistic dreams of mutilation and riot would go unrealized. His last hope lay in Joni James and Jerri Vale, and they failed him. The crowd watched mutely as Joni and Jerri appeared, sang their songs and left; Lester began to play again...
...optimists claim for it and brings little gratitude, the fact is that on balance, U.S. food has saved many lives, U.S. assistance has brought the beginnings of economic progress to many nations. If such nations are still not healthy, they would have been sicker without aid-and prey to riot and revolution. And so, swallowing its misgivings, the U.S., in its newfound determination to rid itself of the stigma of hostility to Arab nationalism, is now even implicitly committed to give vital economic aid, on his own terms, to the Egyptian dictator whose propaganda spokesmen daily proclaim his contempt...
...intentions were plain. Of 145 judges, 35 anti-Peronistas lost their jobs. Every judge sitting on a case against Peron, e.g., graft treason, his love affair with 14-year-old Nelly Rivas was either dropped Or promoted to a higher but less sensitive job. The nominations sent anti-Peronistas riot through the Palace of Justice. They rained jeers and firecrackers down from the galleries, exploded a bomb in an upper-story closet, shattering the walls and cracking windows. Respected Chief Justice Alfredo Orgaz of the Supreme Court joined 27 other judges in resigning in protest at Frondizi's "impoverished...