Word: stick
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Chicago police department who had come along for the pinch. Reinforced with knowledge of the law, the cops rushed to the nearby building, arrested the bookie and four customers, and picked up policy slips and other incriminating evidence. "It was a good pinch," says Carrington. "I think it will stick in court...
...cable is loose, the tether is completely flexible, bending at each ball joint. But when tightened by a winch or a similar device, the cable pulls all parts together and in effect freezes the line in whatever position it is in. It then becomes the functional equivalent of a stick. If the astronaut's power pack has malfunctioned but he is otherwise alright, he can pull himself in, hand over hand, on the rigid tether. If he is unconscious, the loose tether can be gently reeled in, then made rigid to stop him in relation to the spacecraft, then...
...compound contains the homes of East Germany's Communist leaders, who like to stick together, and perhaps need to. In all the people's republic, it is excelled in luxury-and remoteness from the people-only by the 25-room residence of Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht at Schorfheide, 32 miles north of Berlin. Ulbricht's home, with its movie theater, glass-enclosed garden, private lake front, shooting range and volleyball courts, is often used by the party leadership as a secret conference site. Of both enclaves, West German Author Uwe Johnson (Two Views) says: "They have built...
...very difficult to tell truth from fantasy." Some people, in fact, can lie at will under the truth drugs. In an experiment that pretty much proved this, the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Hospital supplied volunteers with a readymade lie, promised them $5 apiece if they would stick to it under Amytal. Most of them stuck to it and collected...
...Harvard poker is very different from the poker played in the Boston saloons. There, if a player does not pay his debts, he has good reason to fear for his health. Students usually stick to games within the University, though they love to tell of the time one of the champions went into Boston after a big night at Harvard. He played at one of the city's most elite establishments, and lost $1800. He returned the next night and cleared $2300. "That takes a great deal of guts," an admirer said, "but after all, he did grow...