Word: shake
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Moines to push his revenue-sharing plan and other legislative reforms before receptive audiences: the Iowa state legislature and a group of Midwest Governors. But he was jeered even in Middle America by an improbable combination of hardhat construction workers and youthful war protesters. He could not shake the uncomfortable reminders of the war in Indochina...
...hands behind his back. Finally, at 7:15 he and his escorts left the cocktail party to travel two blocks by limousine to the other side of the building for the grand entrance. As Labor Official Tom Haviland put it: "If he had walked, he would have had to shake 9,000 hands...
...Loeb production of The Homecoming is a fine piece of work, despite its slow start. With the exception of Teddy, each of the actors has his role down. Only Ron Mallis, as the cuckolded Ph. D. has problems, unable to shake off a pre-occupation with precise diction until well into the second act. Susan Yakutis as his wife does a valiant job of keeping up their dialogue in the first act, but he seems not to understand quite what is going on. By the second act, though, he has joined the group, has become as mad as the rest...
...Local Shake-Up. Gierek desperately needs time to gain the full confidence of Poland's disgruntled workers. He is replacing unpopular local party officials with men and women from the factories. He continues to send ministers and high party officials scurrying throughout the country to talk with workers and farmers. Last week he personally visited Radom, Kielce and Katowice, matter-of-factly explaining to workers the impoverished state of the economy and appealing for understanding and help...
...another shyly or with some contempt. And the very good dancers check to see that their knees and toes are turned out at just the proper angle, and the very pretty dancers draw deep breaths to flatten their tummies, and the very smug dancers continue to look blase and shake their legs, like world-weary professionals...