Word: fastedness
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I went into hibernation for three months, fasted and reconstructed my philosophical system. I fed "Who's Who in Baseball" through the 7094. I compared the role of the Phillies with that of the American government in Vietnam.
Throughout the land, Indians wept and fasted for the remainder of the day. As the news slowly spread to the remote provinces, some feared that Nehru's passing would trigger war or natural disasters-and, in fact, Delhi was twice shaken by earth tremors. Many gathered to chant: "May...
It is common practice to retaliate economically against Negro demonstrators by firing them. Since the demonstrations had been organized to coincide with Easter, and we students were missing no classes, we were especially prone to this charge of moral irresponsibility. To prove that we were not there on a "college...
Swimming to School. A tiny, wizened vegetarian and teetotaler who stands only 5 ft. 2 in. and weighs a mere 105 Ibs., Shastri* has never been out of India. As a schoolboy he was so poor that he swam the Ganges daily with his books strapped to his head because...
Propagate the Faith. Operating boss of the council is an Egyptian army major more familiar with infantry tactics than theology. Says rifle-spined Mohammed Eweida: "I consider myself a soldier carrying out orders." Son of a Nile delta landowner, Eweida was a pious child who fasted twice a week throughout...