Word: throws
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...found an audience of enthusiastic reviewers, but few paying readers. The author remained a hermit to New York literary life, though he had some close writing friends. Among those in his regular card-playing group was Joseph Heller. Recalls Puzo: "I used to get mad at him and throw his papers around. How could I know that the stuff was going to be Catch...
...spout valves. Sometimes cunningly encased in cardboard kegs, the bags are cheaper than bottles, as well as easier to ship and store. The pioneering Scholle Corp. of Northlake, Ill., which claims that its bags keep wine safely for nine months, is already unable to meet demand. But do not throw away the corkscrew. Never will a Chambertine or a Chateau d'Yquem come in anything but glass...
Clearly something had to be done. Personal attacks by the Israeli and Egyptian leaders were getting nastier. The Administration was unhappy about Sadat's repeated threats to abrogate the United Nations mandate to police the Sinai II disengagement line-an action that could once more throw the area into chaos. Washington was also worried about Saudi Arabia's pressure on Sadat to reconcile his differences with Syrian President Hafez Assad. That could lead to an Arab summit at which Egypt would be accepted back into the Arab fold, thereby bringing the current negotiations to an end and raising...
...commando force that Uganda's Idi Amin has threatened to launch-from dropping in. "If the people ask us to leave," says Denard, "we'll be gone the next morning. If they don't ask us to leave, it will take 100,000 Cubans to throw us out." It appears that the old mercenary has found a home-until the next man with a dog comes along...
After the celebrated Amaretto-and-cream affair six months ago, in which Jordan was accused of throwing his drink at a woman in a Washington bar, the White House issued a 33-page denial. This time its response was confined to a taciturn "We have no leads, and are not pursuing it." But Jordan was irate. "Last night might have been the last straw for me," he said. "People will be lining up to throw pies in my face if I try to go anywhere...