Word: wilt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Thou, O God, wilt give them their answer...
...Thou wilt sentence all men of deceit
Slacks That Slack. There was a long list of pet peeves: the big "buckety-baskety hats," "slacks that are too slack in the rear," sheath skirts "that make it so awkward to get in or out of taxis," dresses with petticoats that wilt after the first washing, the "no-ironing" synthetic fabrics that do need ironing, white collars and cuffs that are not detachable, the store that advertises a dress on Sunday and is "out of it" on Monday...
...Distinct Wilt. But more basically, Dick Richards, long a bipartisan-minded supporter of the Eisenhower-Dulles foreign policy, feels a distinct wilt of enthusiasm because the Administration has never made ringingly clear where it is headed in foreign aid after this year. Said Richards: "Germany is lagging on rearmament. France is using NATO divisions and NATO equipment in North Africa. Great Britain is cutting down her own defense establishment and talking about abolishing the draft. Italy is talking with emphasis on economic and not military aid from now on. If that's going to be the attitude...
...basketball squad we wish a few more fans and lower baskets for the offense. While we're at it, Kansas's Phog Allen should have his long-yearned-for 12-foot baskets now that he's got Wilt the Stilt. For the boxing and wrestling rooms we wish a fancy Air-Wick bottle and new punching bags. There might as well be a jump in the stadium for the ski squad two lawn courts for the tennis team, eleven full-blooded Indians for lacrosse, and a new mechanical foil for the fencing room. The soccer team doesn't appear...