Word: worsted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...complex was able to produce enough food to feed a million people for a year-or so Chinese propagandists claimed. In summer, however, it is no place for combat. Veterans of Japan's 13-year occupation of Manchuria recall the Ussuri River border area as "the worst possible place for a battle for much of the year-so swampy that it could easily swallow up an army." The Chinese side of the Ussuri is heavily forested; timbered hills sweep down to the river swamps for most of its length. Through the forests on the Soviet side runs the easternmost...
...worst, Righter's kind of advice is banality; at its best, it is a little common sense, with an overlay of zodiacal lingo. This is not to say that it is cynical; Righter and most practicing astrologers believe with complete seriousness in what they are doing, and their experience in dealing with human problems gives what they say some validity. In fact, two Northwestern University psychology professors, Lee Sechrest and James H. Bryan, reported in a recent issue of the social-science monthly, Transaction, that they found the mail-order marriage counseling of 18 sample astrologers generally valid and useful...
...humorist in the genuine American grain (who) has displayed a delightful sense of humor, a sharp wit, and a unique ability to bring laughter." For all is good intentions, this book reveals the man in the White House to be just what we knew he was all long--the worst item to hit the American cultural scene since plastic...
With the promise of trouble to come, money markets came under their worst speculative pressure since last November's currency crisis. In Paris, London and Zurich, the free-market price of gold climbed to all-time highs. It soared to $48.41 per oz. in Paris, compared with the official price of $35. Many people were lusting to buy gold, and practically no one was willing to sell. Frenchmen, historically distrustful of their own currency, defied monetary controls and smuggled suitcases full of francs into Switzerland and Belgium. There, they rushed to put their money into gold, Eurodollars and strong...
Eight Denver players scored in the rout--Harvard's worst loss of the year--and the first and second line centers, Tom Miller and Bob Trembeckey, led the team with three points apiece. Trembeckey scored two goals...