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...ultralibeal, a constant loser and a notorious carpetbagger." Another comeback effort fell short in North Carolina, where former National League Pitcher Wilmer ("Vinegar Bend") Mizell, 45, a Republican Congressman from 1968 to 1974, was defeated again by Democrat Stephen L. Neal, 42, an heir to the R.J. Reynolds tobacco fortune...
Like the coffee or tea break in the West, the perekur is one of the favorite indulgences of Soviet workers, a time set aside for them to light up their favorite smokes. Older Russians usually prefer a cigarette called papirosa-a pungent blend of black, sun-cured tobacco with a hollow paper mouthpiece. Younger Russians tend to smoke a Western-style (though stronger than U.S. brands) filter tip. Despite all the evidence linking it with lung cancer, heart disease and respiratory ailments, smoking has been rising steadily in the U.S.S.R. Alarmed by this threat to the nation's health...
...came here, looked around hungrily and said "Restauranta?" A young man who spoke French came to my aid. He explained that this wasn't a restaurant, only a cafe. But he took me down to a tiny store that sold a little bit of everything--groceries, hardware, newspapers, tobacco. [The kitten is now on my knee, and advancing.] I bought eagerly: tomatoes, bread, cheese, a small tin bucket of yogurt, and a spoon to eat it all with. I took my spoils back to the cafe. The proprietor greeted me joyously, spread a newspaper out on the grimy kitchen table...
...capture and execution, then ships his head to an anatomy professor in Melbourne. The professor has a curious theory-he thinks Morgan could be half ape. The superintendent keeps Morgan's scrotum as a souvenir for himself, believing it will make a good conversation piece and a practical tobacco pouch...
...precinct captain said, "so you better have five bodies, plus your own ugly face, out there on Michigan Avenue tonight. We're taking a head count at the lot, and don't try to leave before Carter speaks because Tommy will be at the lot." The captain smiled, exposing tobacco-stained dentures as he banged his fist on his fleshy palm...