Word: squeaking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ornate front entrance had been sealed off. A great tapestry of Yenan and a red and gold Mao-thought dominated the lobby. The dim lighting, bare walls and slipcovers on the old plush furniture gave the Cathay-Peace the half-open look of a lavish summer resort trying to squeak through the winter. The reception desk, once manned by British-accented Chinese concierges in cutaways and striped pants, was staffed by men and women of the hotel revolutionary committee, identically dressed in heavy black padded jackets and pants. They take no tips...
Snow just won't let up. Car won't start either. Doorknobs turn mysteriously. Stairs squeak like trampled mice. The cocoa is spiked. The room is locked. The baby is born dead. No escape...
Twelve years ago, when Shanker's United Federation of Teachers emerged from a gaggle of 106 teacher groups in New York City, the mere idea of a teachers' union made school administrators squeak like chalk on blackboard. Many teachers themselves had doubts about belonging to such an organization. But the financial record of the UFT, which Shanker expanded from 2,400 to 90,000 members, has erased many of those doubts...
...time he reached the southern fishing port of Puerto Montt, Castro's voice was reduced to a squeak - the result of a cold and his excessive speechifying. Allende, who met him there for a cruise to the southern tip of Chile, apologized for Castro's inability to address the crowd that awaited them. "I asked him as a friend, I pleaded, I recommended it as a doctor and even ordered as President that he not talk so much or so long," said Allende. "But he paid me no attention...
...last week began, the U.S. side was fairly confident. Chow Shu-kai, the Nationalist Foreign Minister, told a reporter: "We are confident we will win." Rogers reckoned that the U.S. could squeak through the crucial roll call with a slim two-vote margin...