Word: tremors
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...tremor of frustration evolves into a quake until one of the angry men says. "The Greeks abandoned their Olympics when they realized that it was, indeed, futile to attempt to avoid the mixture of politics and sport May we imitate the Greeks...
...gave the enigmatic monument a shave, some Egyptian authorities want to restore the Sphinx to its former hirsute splendor. Their interest is more than cosmetic. Because the neck of the 66-ft-high statue has been badly eroded by centuries of exposure to the elements, even a moderate earth tremor could send the entire 965-ton head rolling off. Says Culture Minister Mohammed Radwan: "The only acceptable way to avoid further deterioration and to support the head is to replace the beard...
...last quake to affect Boston came on January 19, 1982, when a 4.6 tremor was centered in Gaza, N.H. Since then, a few tremors have been recorded on seismographic equipment but have escaped public notice...
...tremor notched a 5.2 on the Richter scale, a relatively modest earthquake, but it was the largest to shake the Boston area in recent years...
...Thursday, Aug. 2, the President showed an active interest in his plans. He asked for some "oldfashioned blackberry juice." Towards evening the President seemed in good health. Mrs. Harding was reading aloud. Without warning a tremor shook his frame and he collapsed. Physicians announced that the President had died of cerebral apoplexy at 7:30 p. m., Pacific time...