Word: stick
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Once inside Lowell Lecture Hall the leaders of the group hoisted their banser, "We Support Berkely (sic) Free Speech," on the black board. "Take it down quick before they photograph it," one student cried suddenly, "Berkeley is spelled wrong." A Brandeis co-ed supplied a red stick of lipstick, and an "e" was inserted between...
There were plenty of screams elsewhere. As the U.S. planes kept coming and stick after stick of Belgian paratroopers popped silk over the city, Radio Stanleyville shrilled its last message: "Ciyuga! Ciyuga! Kill them all! Men, women and children. Kill them all! Have no scruples!" The Simbas (Swahili for "lions") of Rebel General Nicholas Olenga did their best to carry out the order. In the Avenue Sergeant Kitele, according to some survivors, the command to fire was given by "Major Bubu," a deaf-mute ex-boxer addicted to hemp who served as personal bodyguard to Rebel Defense Minister Gaston Soumialot...
...apres ski life is an object, better stick to the well known developments like Sugarbush, Mt. Snow, Killington and Cannon Mountain. But if you are concerned to maximize your skiing time and may be save a little money, take a chance on one of these low-key areas...
Bloomsbury. One Laborite M.P. reports that he cannot afford to telephone his wife in Scotland. Though the House of Commons dining room serves excellent food and wine-the roast pheasant and Chateau Cheval Blanc 1949 are particularly well regarded right now-quite a few members must stick to fish and chips in the cafeteria. Many cannot afford a part-time secretary and are often seen in the library answering letters in longhand...
Nevertheless, the government firmly intends to maintain its ceilings, is adding a carrot to match its stick. If restaurateurs hold the line, their taxes-which of course they only pay sporadically anyway-maybe scaled down from the present 8.5% of gross turnover to the 4.25% enjoyed by less artistic businesses...