Word: wearingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...vast bulk of blanket sales is still in the cheap (under $5) rayon blends, which tend to shrink and wear badly. But in the quality field, thermals are the up-and-coming item. This year 7,500,000 thermals will be sold, as compared with 400,000 wools, 5,500,000 electrics and 5,000,000 acrylics. Most blanket-makers now produce thermals ranging in price from $3.99 to $20. They would much rather not. But three years ago a bedspread manufacturer, Morgan-Jones, put the first cotton thermal into U.S. stores. With little advertising except by word of mouth...
...party primary the ward heelers got their revenge, joined forces behind Cervantes, who gained the endorsement of 20 of the city's 28 ward organizations. However, there was more to it than machine politics. After twelve years in office, Tucker, now 68, had begun showing signs of wear (in 1961 his right lung was removed because of a tumor...
...that "banking is probably one of the most racketeer-free industries in the country." All very true -but that did not take the sting out of the daily headlines about banking scandals, and it is unlikely to lessen the embarrassment of the banking community as the weeks of investigation wear...
...forehead the size of a pigeon's egg. Wolbricht presses the bump in, but pop, it comes out on the back of his head. He presses again. Pop, over one ear. Again. This time on the top of his head. That's better, he can wear his hat over it. No harm done...
...that she was swimming in a 200-meter race. The resulting suspension was lifted in time to let her compete in the 1964 Olympics, where she did her bit to annoy officials even further by disobeying orders not to march in the opening-day parade. She also refused to wear her regulation Olympic swimsuit because it was "too tight across my bust...