Word: wristed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...idea for the course came last spring from 50 girls in Mabel Daniels Hall, who petitioned Miss Paget for instruction in self-defense. "We felt that Cliffies should be offered instruction in what to do when someone snatches a pocketbook, grabs your wrist, or pulls a knife on you," said Marilyn De Vries, author of the petition. Students at the Radeliffe Graduate Center also asked for a cause in self-defense...
Terry took an A.B. in religion and the classics at Brown University in 1959. His interest in journalism began in high school (Indianapolis) where, as a 110-lb. freshman, he quickly broke a wrist playing football. A sympathetic English teacher suggested that writing about sports might be safer. Today, after his immersion in activities infinitely more lethal than football, Terry will become a student again, this time at Harvard. He has been awarded a Nieman fellowship, and will take a year's leave of absence from TIME to study the economic and political struggles of underdeveloped nations, as well...
Most nights, Moscow's Estrada Theater is alive and kicking with song-and-dance troupes. For the past two months, though, sellout crowds have packed the old hall to watch two men sit for hours at a table, each exquisitely immobile except for an occasional flick of the wrist. A whole line of swiveling chorines could not have elicited more excitement than those flicks, for the event was the world championship of chess, the No. 1 sport and all-round mania of the Soviet Union...
...hard-working, determined competitor, Kawakami captained his freshman team two years ago, but had trouble breaking into the varsity lineup throughout his sophomore season. Although he lettered he seemed destined for a reserve role this spring as well, but when sophomore six-man Chris Nielsen reinjured a bad wrist, Kawakami moved in at both number six singles and second doubles, where he paired with sophomore Bill Washauer...
...have no time to run, so he grabbed me by the shoulders and ducked down behind me." George raised his eyebrows and smiled his ironic smile, "Man I thought I was finished then. That man reached over me with that big knife and started hackin' at Evan. His wrist kept hittin' my shoulder. Blood was pourin' out all over me. Cut Evan's throat. Then Gilbey ran out of the hall, screamin' and cussin...