Word: vacuumed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chicago's Gold Coast, the doorman called the cops. The men explained they were anthropologists from the University of Chicago, anxious to study rich families. "The policeman couldn't believe it," said one of the men. "He looked first for my Encyclopaedia Britannica, then for my vacuum cleaner and then asked what was the gimmick...
...Democrats are moving swiftly into the leadership vacuum, gearing up for a legislative onslaught worthy, on paper at least, of the New Deal or the Great Society. To that end, they are undertaking a major reorganization in the House. In meetings this week, the Democratic caucus intends to strip slow-moving, conservative committee chairmen of their power by putting more liberals on key committees. The caucus, in fact, plans to reassign Democrats to a better than 2-to-l majority on every committee, arousing cries of legislative tyranny among Republicans...
...been for most of this year. In classic fashion, the recession* has begun to work its way through the entire economy. Although demand for home freezers is still high, with housewives stocking up on food to beat rising prices, sales of other major appliances-TV sets, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners-are turning sick, and layoffs are spreading in the plants that make them...
...produce dizziness, nausea and skin rashes in humans. The pesky insects generally prefer the fur of pets, but can be found on human bodies. Fleas can also live in carpets and furniture, emerging to bite householders. Thus, suggest health officials, people who have flea problems should use a vacuum cleaner, carefully empty the contents into a plastic bag and then close it tightly, lest they recycle the fleas...
...atomic bomb. In the spinning mind of the reader, the Bay of Pigs and the Edsel seem to loom as equal disasters. The Cliquot Club Eskimos and the Chicago Seven, J. Robert Oppenheimer and Howdy Doody-one is no more weightless than the other in such a time-capsule vacuum...