Word: safes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...booth, the first cup of coffee began to cut the fog. As we looked around, I had the warm feeling that I was back in high school, hanging out. One of IHOP's greatest features is that they are all identically tacky, so that all are familiar and safe. From the spreading pool of artificially colored and flavored boysenberry syrup that eventually leaves the table purple and gooey, to the clashing blue and orange of the seats and ceiling, IHOP's are always the same...
Unfortunately, we all have aggressive drives, and competitive sports provide a relatively safe and constructive outlet for them. I would rather have my child playing baseball than kicking the cat or beating on his brother...
...United States leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe." This warning, voiced by Cuban President Fidel Castro just ten weeks before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, has long fed a theory that the Cuban leader was behind the killing of the President. Indeed, even Lyndon Johnson used to tell intimates that he blamed Cubans for Kennedy's death. Last week, the Castro connection was the chief topic of testimony before the House Select Committee on Assassinations from an all-star cast that included, remarkably, Castro...
...request for his extradition and urged Costa Rica instead to expel him, hoping to nab him as he crossed the border. The strategy misfired. When Costa Rican President-elect Rodrigo Carazo threatened to cut off the financier's residence privileges, Vesco escaped to the Bahamas, where he now resides, safe from extradition...
Still sensitive to charges that he is endangering CIA agents, Agee defends himself with the highly dubious thesis that "We are revealing the names of people engaged in criminal activities. We hope that the CIA will shift these people to the safe posts at Langley...