Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Richter scale of 10) as compared with 7.5 for the shake last month. They figured that both quakes originated along the Garlock fault, a major fracture in the earth's structure paralleling the Tehachapi range. The flat motion in both quakes indicated that both resulted from a slight horizontal slipping of the fault, instead of a vertical slippage...
Because Saturday's millions would rather roar over touchdowns than goal-line stands, "defense is something of a stepchild in today's football." Present rules give the offense a slight edge over the defense, and the two-platoon system also makes the offense relatively stronger...
Last week Mickey's social career suffered a slight interruption. Detectives burst into his East Side apartment, found him with a pretty, blonde model named Sylvia Eder, hauled both of them off to jail, and charged Mickey with being a "common pimp...
...especially when they are compelled to oppose the wickedness of men who are attempting to pervert the souls of the faithful and to corrupt their morals . . ." This, by Cardinal Segura's definition, would include any airing of Protestant ideas or any Protestant worship for Spaniards. (Protestantism has shown slight gains recently, partly because some members of the opposition have chosen this means of registering a reaction against both the government and the established church.) Wrote the cardinal: "It causes one real pain to see the tolerance shown toward non-Catholic sects among us and the indifference of the Catholics...
...carrots, peas and toast with tea. He has never been able to hold food for more than 40 minutes, and now the time is down to ten minutes-not long enough for his digestive system to extract the nourishment his body needs. Standing 5 ft. 6 in. and always slight (never over 135 Ibs.), he is now down to 76 Ibs. He sleeps fitfully, twitching all the time. Lately the hiccups have speeded up from 60 to 70 a minute...