Word: shavings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since martial law was proclaimed last December, Walesa's walrus mustache has been engulfed by a full beard, which he promised his wife he would shave off when he was allowed to resume a normal life. Otherwise, she has been telling friends, he has suffered no ill effects except for occasional insomnia. He keeps busy by reading and, to Danuta's distress, continues to smoke heavily. The lack of activity has given him a bit of a paunch...
...plans to suit up for the Academy Awards in March. In fact, his only immediate chore is to rid himself of his facial hair. "I grew the beard out of defiance," he says. "I made a pact with myself that only when I am well will I shave it off, which I am almost ready...
...state-owned British National Oil Corp. (BNOC) startled the petroleum industry by knocking $1.50 off its quoted price. Britain is not a member of OPEC, but BNOC competes directly with the state-owned oil companies of Libya, Algeria and Nigeria. Oil traders now expect those nations also to shave prices...
Super Bowl footnotes: Bengal QB Ken Anderson should shave his mustache, but he still gets my vote for Father of the Year. After dropping Sunday's game to San Francisco, 26-21, Anderson walked off the field carrying his son in his arms...
...while trucks and Land Rovers traversed the rugged terrain. Finally, last week, on the sixth day of the trio's disappearance, they were spotted, stranded between two small Algerian desert towns. Said Thatcher after his rescue: "All I need is a beer and sandwich, a bath and a shave.'' -By E. Gray don Carter