Word: touche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that individuals have ceased to count. In a sense, they have never been more important, never more respected for their talents and skills Technology makes everyone a specialist whom everyone else depends, whether to fly planes, raise food or teach children. But somehow, the specialist-managers are losing touch with the specialist-citizens. Too many institutions have grown too big, remote, indifferent. Or so it seems to millions of people the world over, who have made "powerlessness" one of the chief complaints-and clich...
OLYMPICS fans arriving in Mexico City may have picked the best time ever. True, the balmy days are marred by just a touch of smog and the brisk evenings by a faint drizzle. But the city has never looked better. The preparations, of course, were carried out a la mexicana-with the in evitable, exuberant last-minute scramble to get a job done on time. The citizens proudly feel that it was their test, and they made it. Mexico City, scrubbed, brash, vital, is as bright and gay as a piñata party...
...Touch Me. The first signs of hyperkinetic behavior, says Martin, may appear in the first weeks of life: "Even tiny infants with the disorder are constantly active and irritable, and have difficulty sleeping at night. They seem to stiffen and resent motherly coddling and loving. Their attitude appears to be 'Love me but don't touch me.' "These babies usually walk earlier than others. As they grow, they have excellent coordination and easily learn good balance on skates and bikes. They want playmates, but treat them so badly that they are soon shunned by the other kids...
Winthrop coach Joe Mullin pointed out the extenuating circumstances in his team's failure to score against the Dunster Funsters. "We had a week's lay-off after a heartbreaking 28-26 loss to Kirkland House," he said, "and, after all, Dunster is the most highly touted touch football team this year...
...Standing Through 10/11/68 Touch Football W L Tie Pts. 1. Leverett 3 0 0 6 2. Eliot 2 1 0 4 Quincy 2 0 0 4 4. Dudley 1 2 0 2 Adams 1 2 0 2 Dunster 1 1 0 2 Kirkland 1 2 0 2 Winthrop 1 2 0 2 9. Lowell...