Word: bothered
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Shah of German sympathies, the Allies shipped him off to bitter exile in South Africa (where he died in 1944) and propped 21-year-old Mohammed on the Peacock Throne. When Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin chose Teheran as the site of their 1943 meeting, they did not even bother to let Mohammed know they were coming...
...years as the nation seesawed between war and peace, Republicans and Democrats. Most tourists think she is an Indian, possibly Pocahontas or Chief Sitting Bull. She has also been accused of being Joan of Arc, Carry Nation, and Balboa discovering the Pacific. But most of those who bother to take note of her at all are almost sure to ask the question: "Why is that Indian wearing those Roman robes...
...Less Bother & Bookkeeping. But the bulk of the charter flight boom reflects the growing U.S. passion for seeing new places. The airlines like charter flights because they keep equipment in use during the off season. The flights entail less bother and bookkeeping than regular flights, since an entire plane is chartered for a flat rate (e.g., $22,000 for a DC-7C seating 79) to a group that collects the money from its members, handles the tickets and seating. For the economy-minded traveler, charter flights offer the equivalent of first-class service (meals include hors d'oeuvres, filet...
...Much Television. Nobody knows how many such gentle, freelance exorcisms have been performed since haunting spirits began to harass the British clergy. In the past, many clergymen did not bother to ask permission of their bishops. Said one: "I see no point in it. The Bishop would have to go on evidence I gave him anyway." Vicar White, called in by Leek, has not yet decided whether to face the ghost or consult his bishop...
...Mamie got together with the Nixons for a photo fest and a few informal greetings. (Pat Nixon, shaking Mamie's hand, said, "I shook 3,000 hands of women yesterday." Cracked Mamie with mock solicitude as she withdrew her own hand: "Well, then, don't bother with mine.") When the preliminaries were over, Nixon briefed the President on the course of the platform construction and got Ike's approval...