Word: freak
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...politicians debate over what Americans would make the best astronaut. Two advisors run through a checklist of daredevils and stuntmen-trapeze artists, hang-gliders, human cannonballs-as the best people to launch into the atmosphere. The implication is that such a person is not-as our hindsight a freak. It is for public relations reasons, not need of certain skills, that Eisenhower finally demands, "I want test pilots...
...they played extremely well, at that. The fact that the rapidly improving Harvard squad limited the undefeated Minutemen to just two goals--one on a freak play midway through the first half--should provide enough confidence as the Crimson begins its final run for the Ivy title and accompanying NCAA tournament...
...freak chance that let the Minutemen do their own scoring in yesterday's first half. With 24 minutes gone. Megan Donnely took a penalty corner pass and sent it careening towards the Crimson net. But after the shot hit the net post, a Crimson stick inadvertantly sent it back in, giving UMass the only score it would need...
...DOUBTFUL that any of the Democratic candidates will ride this issue so far as to run with a woman. NOW is a pragmatic political organization. Its president, Judy Goldsmith, has said that it would not support Reagan in 1984 even if he were, by some freak of fate, to run with a woman, because his policies have been perceived as chauvinist...
Every item, including the artificial snow, was donated. On the day of the party a freak storm washed out everything in a few hours. With the assistance of the studios and some good friends, Mrs. Rathbone in a few hours reorganized her party inside the Beverly Hills Hotel and still realized some $10,000 for the charity...