Word: wonderful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strictly military parades, the Longs were surprised to find not only firemen and politicians but also schoolchildren marching in Corte Madera, Calif., on the Fourth of July. After seeing a drive-in movie theater and hearing about drive-in churches and banks, Long kept repeating with amused wonder, "America is very convenient...
...trying to make a list the other day of the number of democracies left in the world, and I could only get up to 21 out of 150-plus countries. I wonder how you see democracy in this world. Is it a minority habit that is contracting...
...Well, to the extent that there is any revival of isolationism in this country, I wonder if it does not reflect the feeling that we democracies are a minority...
...huzzas from the Kremlin hierarchy. Similarly, the Ford Administration, which is at least as eager to show tangible results from détente, seemed convinced that the big space trip was worth it. But other Americans are less certain. Along with critics like Russian Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, they may wonder whether the Soviets simply got a free guide to superior U.S. technology...
...loam surface was normal, and we had normal moisture conditions." Other observers felt that Ruffian's first match race placed her under unusual stress. Noted one racehorse owner, "When you figure that 1,125 Ibs are being carried on cannon bones as thick as broomsticks, it is a wonder that such an accident doesn't happen more often." However, another compelling hypothesis emerged days after the tragedy, when a film showed four pigeons flapping off from the track as the two horses approached, seeming to startle Ruffian. Vasquez doubts the thes ory: "We see those birds every...