Word: winded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...open air. "Most of these kids here are SDS," Frank said. "They're trying to organize hippies. The real hippies are these people," he continued, pointing to the small circle which was still sitting there as it had been for hours, now singing "The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind." "And most of the real hippies," Frank said, "have gone elsewhere. They don't want to fight with the police...
...Taking someone behind a door and beating hell out of him? Our officers wouldn't dare," says Reddin. "They know that if they did, they'd be prosecuted, and might just wind up in the joint." Undoubtedly, there are more subtle forms of physical abuse?an elbow in the back or a punch in the kidney. But the new worry, as Reddin readily admits, is psychological brutality?the condescending look, or the tone of voice that indicates to a man that he is a suspect merely because of his color, clothes or accent...
...Roval Canadian Air Force sent a C-130 from Resolute Bay this "morning" with a 3,000-pound payload of huts, newspapers, dog food, and tea for the summer camp. But a ten-knot wind made the airdrop unfeasible, and the plane returned from over the camp without dropping the supplies. A second attempt is cheduled for tomorrow...
...that are improved versions of those used on last year's America's Cup winner, Intrepid, and cost $20,000 apiece. Ondine has two cockpits (to keep other crewmen from interfering with the helmsman), and just about every navigational device short of radar: VOR, Loran, ADF, four wind indicators. Sailing Ondine takes a total crew of 20, including a professional captain, a ship's doctor (who doubles as cook), an engineer, a navigator-Long himself- and 16 deck hands who work in shifts or watches of eight at a time. "Logistics are a substantial problem," admits Long...
...think Johnson is prepared to offer anything to the Vietnamese. And while we wait, 1000 or 2000 Americans are dying every month in Vietnam. The conference is a very ingenious way to take the pressure off himself [Johnson] and Vice-President Humphrey, and it takes some of the wind out of McCarthy's sails...