Word: shoulderful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...many ways, they have succeeded spectacularly well. But redemption through hard work, whether prescribed by Goethe or by Ludwig Erhard, has its limitations. Despite the visible and invisible Autobahnen, despite the gleaming cars and ambitious towers, despite the homburgs in Hamburg and the shoulder minks in Munich, despite all the scenes of prosperity, West Germany is deeply troubled...
...half its population of 58 million were born or grew up after the Nazi era. These new Germans, who had nothing to do with Hitler, will agree with ex-President Theodore Heuss in accepting a "collective shame" for their nation's past, but they refuse, and understandably, to shoulder forever a "collective guilt" for the sins of their fathers...
...Short-kake. His son, now elevated to the rank of chief though only a young brave, was responsible for arranging the ceremonial interment of his noble father. He entered his mother's wigwam to console her. The tepee was racked with her sobs. Putting a comforting hand on her shoulder, the young Indian assured her, "Don't worry mom, I'll bury dad." "No!" replied the old woman staunchly through her tears...
...boys and two girls on the corner of Pearl and Erie Streets. When they refused to disperse, Daley asked the name of one of the boys. He was told that it was "none of your business." The 32-year-old patrolman put his hand on the boy's shoulder, and then was jumped by a number of the others. Three held his arms behind him and one began methodically punching the officer in the face and body...
Better yet, DeBakey and his co-workers believe, it may eventually be possible to harness one of the body's powerful muscles, perhaps in the shoulder girdle, to such a pacemaker. Then, when the little device gives its electrical command, the muscle will contract, and in the process it will squeeze an implanted bellows, which in its turn will squeeze the left ventricle or both (see diagram, center). Like all gadgeteers, the heart researchers also dream of using atomic power...