Word: topcoat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...could imagine Humphrey in a painting by George Caleb Bingham or see his bust in a corner of the Capital as he stepped down into the rawness of Logan Airport Thursday night, his long black hair carefully molded around his head, the black velvet collar of his black topcoat soft in the harsh lights. And as he orated to Massachusetts' industrialists, his language at once filled with references to deficit financing and the timeless rhetoric of a politician from the Northwest Territory, he seemed fully capable of standing in a crowded, dimly lit Senate chamber and delivering the reply...
After taping Foss's wrists and eyes, the kidnaper, who by this time had been joined by an accomplice, got Sinatra about two-thirds dressed-shoes but no socks, trousers and a topcoat but only the T shirt beneath. They ripped out the phone, took Sinatra outside and disappeared into a blustering snowstorm. It was Sunday...
...stand trial on seven charges of procuring, arranging abortions, and living off the earnings of prostitution. By the close of the three-day hearing, Magistrate Leo Gradwell had permitted numerous witnesses to testify without revealing their identity, even allowed one witness to leave the courtroom shrouded in a topcoat...
...jacketed his whims and quelled his temper. When he walks absentmindedly in the garden, she runs after him with a forgotten topcoat. Loyally, she says she is the only member of the family who thinks Charlie is funny. She talks very little; he never stops. Her fondness for him comes close to worship; she has a closet full of Balenciagas, but she often dresses severely, perhaps to appear nearer her husband's age. Around the house, she wears slacks and sweaters, her hair rubber-banded in a ponytail. Terribly shy, she hates to leave the grounds. Oona...
...nearly in half. A woman wearing dark glasses screamed, "Stop firing! My God, we're French . . .!" Then she stood quietly, holding her side, while blood flowed beneath her topcoat and down her legs. Her glasses started to fall off, and she reached up and carefully replaced them. Suddenly, she toppled, dead...