Word: wined
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...they waited in a Santiago jail for the final decision on their asylum appeal, Antonio's cash quickly eased the rigors of incarceration. The cells were provided with comfortable beds; there was wine aplenty, after-hours dinner parties for their friends, and free use of the penitentiary telephones. Jorge & Co. paid some of Chile's highest-priced lawyers at least $56,000 to fight Argentina's extradition attempts...
Long have the men from Cayuga's waters unrestrainedly enjoyed the pleasures of wine, women and song. So long indeed, that the slogan "Freedom and Responsibility" has come to mean "Freedom from Responsibility" or "Laissez-faire" when applied to social life...
...short stroll from the gutted hulk of Berlin's old Reichstag one blustery day last week, a young German girl stepped resolutely forward, smashed a bottle of German wine against a brand-new building set on the banks of the River Spree, proclaimed in a clear voice. "I christen you the Congress Hall in memory of Benjamin Franklin." Thus was opened Berlin's newest and most venturesome building, a joint project of the U.S., the West German government and the city of Berlin. Designed as a cultural center where plays, music, debates and symposiums will be held...
...them sponsor Cole in the East only-where Rheingold is marketed. "The fact that Cole is a Negro is of no importance to us," said a Rheingold spokesman. "His show has quality, and he has even outranked The $64,000 Question." Following Rheingold's lead, two wine companies promptly asked to sponsor Cole in the West. And the program became NBC's first nighttime show to be aired on a cooperative basis...
...through all of San Marino (pop. 13,000). Parents climbed up to the grey stone convent atop a 900-ft. cliff to pledge support through the double iron grille in the visitors' room, received in turn a whispered assurance, plus the traditional cookies and convent-made bubbly white wine. Firm backing for Mother Veronica's defiant ways came from her bishop, who specifically ordered her to keep the school open, exhorted all Catholics to "support the sisters in their struggle...