Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Not until March 31 did he announce his decision to withdraw. But Johnson will not let the moment of his greatness rest-or even flicker. He goes back and back like a ghostly coroner seeking the cause of his own political death, finding it always in the faults of others...
The man whom his steadfast wife assured "I know that you are as brave as any of the 35 Presidents" might have been brave enough to let the record stand. Or at least, if the record must be edited, let Lady Bird do it.
If you were living in San Francisco and could arrange to die between midnight Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, Daphne Funeral Services would give you a $500 funeral absolutely free. Or you could have $500 off a fancier affair if you insisted on trimmings. Nick Daphne also provides free funerals...
In 1961, Daphne was expelled from the state and national funeral directors associations for advertising his low-cost funerals. He was readmitted in 1968 only after a federal antitrust suit charged the national association with unethical practices. There may have been an element of jealousy in the expulsion: Daphne'...
Nearly two years of sporadic strikes, riots, sinking trade balances, a franc devaluation and other troubles led French Economist Jean-Marie Albertini to invent a Monopoly-like game called Ec-oplany. In it, players assume the role of finance ministers and try to outwit each other at running a national...