Word: poland
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first day of September. In more ways than one it was a ghastly hour; but the operators knew they must ring. Ambassador Bill Bullitt was calling from Paris. Mr. Bullitt told Mr. Roosevelt that World War II had begun. Adolf Hitler's bombing planes were dropping death all over Poland...
When he returned to the Vatican after his triumphant visit to Cuba [WORLD, Feb. 2], Pope John Paul II likened his pilgrimage to his first trip back to his native Poland. We can only hope the Cubans who have endured communism for 39 years will eventually experience the same positive results the Poles did. If history repeats itself and Cuba follows the example of Poland, Castro's evil empire will also fall. STEPHEN HILLEY Fort Lauderdale...
...water fountain faded from our lives, the water bottle took its place. Poland Spring, Evian, Nalgene bottles, Store 24 water, Crystal Geyser--these bottles and their contents have been spotted in lecture halls and classrooms all over campus. Students carefully choose their source of hydration and carry it around like a status symbol. Valerie-Amanda D. Jackson '01 comments, "I can tell you so many things my water bottle says about my life...
...what about those who don't plan ahead? When working out or studying, many men choose Gatorade or Powerade to refuel their systems, while women reach for the ever-popular Poland Spring water. Maybe it's the convenient individually-sized bottles, but Edith Y. Chan '98 believes that "they advertise a lot, so I feel they're trustworthy. They're also less expensive than other brands...
...other hand, there are some students who absolutely cannot stomach the taste of the Cambridge water supply, and are willing to pay through the nose to avoid it. Cage buys Poland Spring because "I have a stigma about water fountains and where water comes from." However, Cage was unable to explain the presence of a large bear in the commercials for her drink of choice. She notes, "I've never seen that commercial, and if I did I probably wouldn't drink Poland Spring...