Word: snubs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stand snub after snub by you." Although he came to admire John F. Kennedy in office, Truman privately called the 1960 candidate "the immature Democrat...
...partisan crowd ridiculed Fortinsky during parts of his testimony. Several laughed out loud when he said "because of their [snub-nosed handguns'] inferior stopping power, they are ineffective as self-protection...
Supporters of this year's bill said it may have a better chance of passing because it is less stringent, banning only the snub-nosed guns. Lucy Grantham, a member of the National Coalition said earlier this week that more organizations have supported the cause this year, including some religious and police associations. She added her organization has received assurances that Gov. Edward J. king, a past opponent of gun control, would not veto the bill...
...possessing "a fantastic memory," he was executive officer of the 25th Infantry Division Artillery during combat in Viet Nam. "It's good to have a guy in there who has been shot at," said one officer in praise of Vessey's selection. Instead of pouting over the snub from Carter, Vessey has served loyally as Army Vice Chief of Staff to Meyer, his former subordinate. Meyer, who had passed the word that he did not want to be Chairman, lauded Vessey's promotion, predicting: "He will do the kinds of things that the Chairman ought...
Paleontologists, of course, tend to relish arguing about bones as much as digging them up. But after much debate, most now agree that a Brontosaurus head should not be the familiar, friendly snub-nosed skull of children's books and TV's Flintstones, but rather a much more elongated, toothy and reptilian-looking skull. Yale's correction, to be sure, is a little tardy. Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum and the Field Museum in Chicago have already changed their Brontosaurus heads. What makes the Peabody's fossil surgery so interesting is that the original foul...