Word: sacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lucky, the new soldier is assigned to a facility that looks more like a garden apartment complex than a military barracks. Completely air-conditioned, the buildings are equipped with color television, single beds, spacious lockers and individual toilet facilities that old Sad Sack, the perennial latrine orderly, would not believe. So far, only one of these super-barracks has been constructed at Fort Jackson, but three others are being built or are scheduled for erection, enough to handle half of the 4,000 male recruits that stream through the gates every month...
...sidle right up and stare back without feeling embarrassed. Her card says simply that "she was taken to Boston Commons," a scrap of information of dubious significance, but you can think on it while you look. A shrewd glance reveals the wrinkles pleated into a brown paper sack which might have given harried passersby the chance to mutter "the old bag" as they bustled through the park...
...Most of New England's furry creatures have delayed their winter's bedtime this year. As late as last week, large numbers of New England black bears were still roaming around the White Mountain National Forests stuffing themselves for the upcoming winter. The bears, usually among the first to sack out, may just think the weather's been too warm to sleep, but they might just know that they've got a long rest ahead of them, too. In addition, the experts say our little friends have very thick coats this winter. A trapper in Easton, N.H., showed...
...bench while fishing a long, black cigar from his pocket. With his jutting teeth and bulging fish-eyes, this pale, slightly stooped man appears to have been in his share of crashes. He is talking in a soft, imploring voice with his chief mechanic. Rumor has it Ferrari will sack him after this race, the season's finale. Though he has won two Grand Prix this year, he has also crashed twice while leading. As they converse, two sleek and fashionable women wander carelessly about...
Forward Bobby Sack took a pass from halfback Brian O'Connor and toed one into the net from ten yards away. Three minutes later O'Connor scored his second goal on a penalty kick...