Word: round
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There had been warnings from the Agriculture Department that there would be a shortage of turkeys, because Americans now eat the bird year round to escape the high price of beef, but supplies proved plentiful, although prices were as high as 950 per lb., an average increase of 45% over last Thanksgiving. There was no drop in sales. "After all," said a Jewel food stores official in Chicago, "what's Thanksgiving without a turkey?" At Camp David, where the Carters were celebrating with a swirl of Georgia relatives from both sides of the family, a 36-lb. turkey named...
...autobiography; a selection of poems and short stories. Plomer had a genius for the characteristic detail, the telling anecdote. George Gissing, a 19th century novelist scarred by neglect, wrote in the hesitant manner of one who, "anxious to avoid appearing gauche or conspicuous, may sometimes be caught glancing furtively round to make sure that he is about to use the right knife and fork." Edward FitzGerald, the reclusive translator of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, waved away a dubious bowl of pudding at his wedding breakfast with the exclamation, "Ugh! Congealed bridesmaid!" Ireland...
...fantastic selection. The team couldn't have made a better choice. He's a driver. The boys will really rally round him," Ford said yesterday...
...meeting "the world's most famous mayor." Sadat was not far from the mark. For nearly 13 years, ebullient, tough-talking and relentlessly energetic Teddy Kollek, 67, has presided over Jerusalem in an evenhanded, unceremonious way. On election day last week, Kollek halted a breathless, last-minute round of electioneering to talk with Jerusalem Bureau Chief Dean Fischer and TIME'S Robert Slater about his goals for the city...
...tourist officials foresee a bonanza as international travelers rush to visit both countries in a single trip. Says Fuad Shady, an official of the Nile Hilton: "We have the greatest tourist package in the world?the Holy Land combined with the world of the Pharaohs?and a great year-round climate...