Word: toted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...obligation. Hospitality was evangelical in its fervor. Kansas Citians greeted arriving Republicans, journalists and celebrities with simulated parchment scrolls entitling "the Bearer to see Missouri in all its Grandeur" and signed by Republican Governor Christopher Bond. To the 4,518 delegates and alternates, merchants and town leaders contributed burlap tote bags stuffed with gifts and guidebooks and stamped with elephants encircled by large hearts (symbolizing, naturally, the nation's heartland...
...betting windows are long in both cities. The Hartford fronton had originally hoped for a wagering handle of $30 million during the seven-month season. The take topped that figure after 90 of 229 dates. Hartford aficionado, Engineer Frank Mirmina, likes the action on the court and on the tote board. Said Mirmina: "It's like watching an N.F.L. game that isn't decided until the final 20 seconds. You're not out of it until it's over...
Birth control at Harvard is subtle. There are no fancy clinics with tote boards advertising how many are using what methods with such-and-such percentages of success. There are no pamphlets with male and female symbols crossing over pictures of unwanted, crying babies. And the only attempt the University makes to contact students about birth control comes freshman year, when the Yale Guide to Sex on Campus is passed out door-to-door...
...quite a few cases of U.S. officials kidnaping and torturing people in Latin American countries." Vesco's $500,000 home in a San José suburb is surrounded by high walls with TV cameras mounted atop each corner. He rarely ventures outside without burly bodyguards, who often tote submachine guns. Recently a Vesco entourage in a six-car caravan made a trip to the coastal city of Limón, whose officials were courting a Vesco investment. After entering the driveway of a popular country restaurant, the convoy suddenly pulled out and sped away. Someone had spotted the American...
...moment when Timilty began his concession speech with the words "like the Red Sox," uncertainly over his intentions reigned. With no giant black-board to tote up precinct tallies, Timilty backers spent the evening glued to television sets scattered through the Bay State room...