Word: wore
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...table in Parchey's Restaurant in Washington. Ten feet away were two vigilant Secret Service agents. Slight and slim at about 5 ft. 2 in. and 98 Ibs., she had had her .hair set in a beauty parlor-something her late husband would not have allowed. She wore touches of makeup-something her husband had frowned upon. She lit a cigarette and smoked it-something he had disapproved...
...Spanish-American War, then when Spain lost in 1898 turned on the U.S., demanding immediate independence and starting a second guerrilla rebellion that took two years to subdue, after which he settled down (on a $500-a-month pension) to become a prosperous hemp grower but always wore a black tie until real independence came in 1946; of a heart attack; near Manila...
...joined and Forrestal jumped right in. President Truman and the Secretary of War were in favor of a strong defense chief; Forrestal was not. He felt the defense establishment was too big to be bossed by any one man; at most, the Defense Secretary should "coordinate." Eventually, Forrestal wore his opposition down, and the 1947 bill creating the Defense Department was largely his. Ironically, Forrestal was appointed to the job he considered too big. "This office will probably be the greatest cemetery for dead cats in history," he grumbled in words that were eerily prophetic. "I shall probably need...
...Texas' Democratic Governor John Connally wore Western boots, a big felt Stetson, checkered sports shirt, tan twill pants. His right arm, in a cast from the wrist to the elbow, was supported by a black-bandanna sling. "I'll ride with you," the Governor told his visitor. "Turn right and go on down that road. We've got some work to do on these roads, but they aren't as bad as they look...
...been alleged earlier that the defendant ate greasy, fried chicken at the window. The presence of a palm print indicates that he wore no gloves and took no precautions to prevent a trail of fingerprints and palm prints. Nevertheless, no prints of the defendant were found on the floors, walls, window ledge, window frame or window. Only a movable cardboard carton, subsequently present at the police station while the defendant was also there, is now alleged to have his print...