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...example, is involved in the following episode: "As she made her way to the exit she was jostled and pushed by two boys behind her. She gathered from their conversation that they were in a hurry to get to Math 306, Vector Analysis. Their voices were course and vulgar. She shuddered to herself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe's New Catalogue | 4/27/1962 | See Source »

...Algeria are identified with the plastic bombings and brutal murders of the S.A.O. The average Frenchman also dislikes them on personal grounds. The Algerian accent, which combines a throaty Arab intonation with a nasal drawl, falls unpleasantly on French ears. The pieds-noirs are considered pushy, noisy, boastful and vulgar. A Nice restaurateur says: "You cannot spend ten minutes with them before the subject of their sexual prowess comes up. Their language and gestures are so raw that it's not surprising that no one, from high society to workers, invites pieds-noirs to their homes." About the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Beggars in Neckties | 4/20/1962 | See Source »

...insensitive Sensitive Young Author. Invited to visit a "cousin" named Lancaster who is a shipping executive in Hamburg, the young man has a perfectly hideous time. His notion of himself as Jack the Philistine Killer falls comically to pieces when he finds himself fascinated by Lancaster's boundless, vulgar energy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dilettante of the Depths | 3/23/1962 | See Source »

...charges made by the student government in the emergency resolution centered on "irresponsible use of University funds" and the publication of a parody described by the Association as "libelous and vulgar, and in general an insult to the intellect and morals of the University." The parody was of the Pennsylvania News, a women's activities weekly, Longley said the parody had "great sexual overtones...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Irate Student Government Forces Suspension Of 'Daily Pennsylvanian' After Bitter Feud | 2/26/1962 | See Source »

Stone was violently critical of Kennedy's policies toward Castro, stating that during his campaign Kennedy had "talked like a vulgar rich man out of Palm Beach" and accusing Adlal Stevenson, American Ambassador in the U.N., of "making stupid speeches on Communist China and telling lies about Cuba...

Author: By Charles W. Bevard jr., | Title: Stone Attacks U.S. For Policy on Cuba | 2/9/1962 | See Source »

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