Word: towel
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Ozell Sutton was one of three agents from the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Justice Department who were at the motel that evening. Sutton's roommate at the Lorraine was another CRS agent, James Laue, who rushed from their room onto the balcony with the towel that Ralph David Abernathy used to cushion King's head. According to Sutton, he was never questioned by the FBI and, to the best of his knowledge, neither was Laue, who has since died. Neither of them saw anything, says Sutton, but he's troubled by the fact that the FBI never tried...
...five other rooms in the Wigglesworth basement, all awaiting refurbishing and thus empty. These options, of course, disregard what should be the obvious choice for them, going to one of their rooms. I don't understand why they didn't. If they both have roommates, we all know the towel on the door trick. It's cheesy but it's worth it, because going behind closed doors would be more comfortable for them...
Wade Boggs says he wants to reach the 3,000 hit plateau before he throws in the towel...
...Having a nurse do everything for you is hard," he says. "I feel I'm always imposing. I find myself saying 'I'm sorry.' I've got dry skin, and I'll often say, 'Could you take a towel and just vigorously scrub my face? I'm sorry.' Or, 'I'm sorry, but my nose is running.' But everybody's willing to help. I used to have a hard time asking. I'm better about it now. But the more I can do for myself, the better I feel...
...Paper-towel racks? Sinks? Shouldn't nature remain the uncoziest of places? Not anymore. The point of all this paraphernalia, says Michael Hodgeson, editor of the trade publication Outdoor Retailer, "is to take the indoors outdoors and add a little cush to the hard edge of the wilderness." Add a little cush and, some would argue, take away...