Word: snap
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...walk up apologetically to Teddy Kennedy, the different one, because there is a sadness that follows him. He gathers the tourists in his arms for the Instamatic pictures, and they dissolve in bliss. Wait, he says, have somebody else snap it so the mother can be in there too -and she goes out of her mind with joy. But is he too jolly? Yes. Driven by something that is bigger than him and bigger than anybody. There is the smell of position and power already in Kennedy's office. The couch is thick and lush, not the black Government...
...river. He cupped a lure in his hands and turned his back. I said I couldn't see what he was doing. "Exactly!" he exclaimed. "Neither can the bass. You let one of those Withlacoochee monsters see your bait, and they'll jump up and snap it right put of your hands...
When children walk on it, the orange carpet whines, wheezes, pipes and trills. When they shout, snap their fingers or stamp their feet, the multihued kaleidoscopic pattern projected on the wall changes its shape and color. The carpet and kaleidoscope are only two of 112 remarkable toys included in an audience-participation show that is about to tour England after drawing an enthusiastic response from handicapped children in London. The unique exhibition was organized by Roger Haydon, an industrial designer, and Jim Sandhu, a medically trained lecturer on problems of the handicapped. It was designed to demonstrate how blind, autistic...
...Crimson nine was able to ease past M.I.T. Wednesday, 9-1, on only seven hits. But if Harvard hopes to keep pace with four other teams in the race for the Eastern League title, the Crimson hitting attack will have to snap out of its slump against Army and Cornell this weekend...
Consumer Advocate Robert Choate, who last year caused cereal makers to snap, sizzle and puff by questioning the nutritional benefits of their products, is pressing for a tough code to regulate promotions. He is particularly incensed by what he contends is the lack of nourishment in most edibles, especially cereals, hawked to the pre-teen market. "The commercials advise your child to equate sugar with health and snacks with happiness," he complains. Choate's code would require that precise nutrient values be listed in food commercials for children; promotions based on an item's sugar content would have...