Word: wakes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wake of Watergate, all sorts of cures, old and new, are being offered for the ills of the republic. While not quite a prescription, one arresting thought was put forth by the London Economist, inspired by the soothing pageantry of Princess Anne's wedding amid Britain's own current economic travails and by the disarray afflicting the U.S. The journal rightly divines that both the incumbent in the office and a good many Americans seem to identify the presidency with the country itself. When "we cloak a head of government also with the dignity of a head...
...slow down - though letters from voters were still pouring into Washington offices at a high rate. A survey by TIME of Senators and Representatives, key committees in the Legislative Branch and Western Union indicates that Americans have sent over 3,000,000 messages to the capital in the wake of the Saturday Night Massacre. Examination of the most recent, especially those written after the President's counterattack began, shows a noticeable gain in support for Nixon, occasionally reaching half the total volume. But most counts are still running 70% to 80% against him, compared with at least...
Hall's announcement came in the wake of an attack on Barbara Brown, a Harvard secretary, by an unidentified assailant who struck her in the face with a brick Tuesday night...
Hall's statement came in the wake of yesterday's decision by Dartmouth to stay closed a week longer for the Christmas holidays. Yale, which is considering extending vacation until February 2, will release its plans today...
...glass-eye tales. Examples: unfairly called out at third base during a high school baseball game, he handed the umpire the appurtenance, saying, "Here, you could use another eye"; at a girl friend's house a few years later, he put the eye under his pillow, only to wake in the wee hours to the sound of crunching glass-the girl's dog had found...