Word: shelters
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...average U.S. citizen completely ignores the regularity with which the automobile kills him, maims him, embroils him with the law and provides mobile shelter for rakes intent on seducing his daughters. He takes it into his garage as fondly as an Arab leading a prize mare into his tent. He woos it with Simoniz, Prestone, Ethyl and rich lubricants - and goes broke trading it in on something flashier an hour after he has made the last payment...
...reactions a bit tighter and sharpen his sense of timing. "When the pressure's on," he says, "I like it best." Between events, while other athletes trot nervously back & forth, talking and worrying, he tosses a towel over his head and lies down in the shelter of the stands until he is called for the next round. Sometimes he falls asleep...
...rocket-borne explorers from the earth ever land on the moon, Nininger suggests, they may be grateful for his tunnel. It will give them valuable shelter from small meteorites and other annoying hazards of the moon's airless surface...
...battlefields. It was later revised and enlarged to extend protection to other victims of war, including prisoners. The latest revision was signed in 1949 by 61 nations, including the U.S. and Soviet Russia. In general, it provides that the "detaining power" must treat its prisoners humanely, providing adequate food, shelter, clothing, recreational facilities, medical care, etc. The Convention forbids "collective punishment for individual acts, corporal punishment, imprisonment in premises without daylight, and in general, any form of torture or cruelty...
...sound of the red alert, a wavering, long, loud wail, scheduled for 10:20 a.m. today, all students are warned they must stay inside, preferably in a cellar, or go to designated shelters if they are on the streets. All vehicles must be stopped where they are, and their occupants or riders must head for protection. The alarm will last for ten minutes, until 10:30, but no one should leave shelter until the sound of the all clear--a series of short blasts...