Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...farm, in order to introduce his metaphor of "a visit to the woodshed" that characterized his discussion with the President. That same farm upbringing may also explain why in the Atlantic interviews he remarked on "bullish forces," "pork barrels," "sacred cows," the closing of a program "cold turkey," the taking "something out of Boeing's hide," as well as citing certain Southerners as "boll weevils," certain Republicans as "gypsy moths," and certain others as "piranhas...
...poor Adlai Stevenson, from Springfield, Ill., was not allowed to change the subject. Today that mess ("Communism, Corruption, Korea") is largely forgotten; we have seen worse. And Harry Truman has a reputation as a statesman-for the first postwar line drawing against the Soviets, the Truman Doctrine covering Turkey and Greece; for the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe; and for the founding of NATO. He was prompt and courageous in moving to the defense of South Korea (though less effective in prosecuting the war); he lost no sleep over the decision to drop the A-bomb and later to build...
...Lehrer says. "And also," he adds in an obviously well-rehearsed phrase, "I had no more desire for anonymous affection." Those reasons, plus a distaste for travel ("Once you've been to Detroit there's no point in going to Cincinnati") prompted him to quit cold turkey. He says he has never felt tempted to return to the stage...
...quick change of clothing after capturing the Ivy League Championship Saturday night in Princeton, the women's soccer team celebrated in fine fashion. The squad wasted no time attacking some post-victory bubbly, courtesy of KELLY LANDRY's parents during the bus ride to their victory feast--a splended turkey dinner at CAT FERRANTE's house in nearby Kingston. Despite the sparse resources on the road trip, a few of the players refused to allow Halloween to pass without dressing up in costume. Reserve goalie BARB MAHON was particularly creative, decorating her black goalie uniform with some athletic tape...
...with the U.S. It is our wish that all these sources of friction be overcome. As I assume this office I would like to explore the possibilities creatively and consistently for arriving at some decisions and some understandings that would lift from us the shadow of a confrontation between Turkey and Greece...