Word: shocker
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...incredible to watch my Republican Party continue to commit piecemeal suicide, the latest shocker being the proposed 5% surtax on the middle and working classes...
...legitimacy to the proceedings. But to those who knew that the vendors were really members of Local 232 of the Bartenders, Waitresses and Concessionaires International, the revelation that this chum in a $150 pressed suit with color coordinated shoes, was actually "one of us" was even more of a shocker...
...shocker. Something else has changed. Something that just never seemed possible to an eight-year-old starry-eyed kid or, for that matter, a Harvard graduate of 1923. Harvard Stadium is changing, too. Grantedit's not that noticeable yet, but the country's oldest college stadium is beginning to show the wear and tear of its long life and many years without renovation. There are even those who say that the old structure may have to be condemned in the near future if something is not done ot keep its iron beams from sagging and rotting and if its toilet...
...striking exception. All last week the bank staged a drama of conflict among officers, mystery about how it happened to suffer heavy losses in foreign-currency trading, and suspense about just how big the losses were. Though the bank's depositors seemed safe, the performance was a shocker...
...Internal Revenue Taxation, which Nixon asked to look into two questionable tax entries that he had made on his returns for 1969 and 1970, is expected to release its preliminary report late this week or next week. Says one senior Senator on the committee: "It will be a shocker...