Word: worsteds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hundred and fifty miles past Grand Junction, past the last house, I hit a traffic jam. Under normal circumstances this would have been completely unexceptional, but this was nowhere. A quarter of a mile ahead, the worst of reasons was lying moaning on the ground, a victim of a three-car accident...
...travelling with a freshly minted M.D. off to San Francisco to become an intern, so I was privileged to see the fabled Dr.'s black bag in action. The driver who caused the accident was in the worst shape, suffering from a broken pelvis, internal bleeding and unbelievable pain. We were in a little draw, a canyon that served as a wind tunnel, and he, driving a pickup-trailer rig, was doing about 70 when the trailer was caught in a cross breeze and began to fishtail. After the trailer had totaled the side of one car coming...
...mixed marriage," I caught John Harrell's comment that mixing races has caused half of the world's problems. Harrell and the members of his Christian-Patriots Defense League probably believe they represent the core of the American spirit, but they actually epitomize some of the worst features of Americans: bigotry, narrow-mindedness, paranoia and irrational fanaticism...
...worst peril is the damage that the Iranian crisis can do to the international financial system that is the lifeblood of the world economy. Nearly all the currency printed or minted by the U.S. remains physically inside the U.S., but an estimated $750 billion in legal claims on that money are held by foreign governments, corporations and individuals as so-called Eurodollar accounts overseas. Many of those accounts, including the bulk of the frozen Iranian assets, are located in the foreign branches and subsidiaries of U.S. banks. The funds are not under the jurisdiction of Washington...
There are few kind words for the flight attendants who pass out "the antiseptic anti-chicken" and "glutinous casseroles." Once meal service is finished, Ronay and his inspectors conclude, the cabin staff forgets about the passenger. Worst of all is "the scandalous state of the toilets. Our experience of filth and discarded bits and pieces does not bear description...