Word: swallowing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...group to one that simply takes liberal positions on the big issues of the day. In this election, everyone was talking about rent control and condominium conversion; the CCA should have focused on those issues more strongly in its literature. At the very least, old-line CCA members should swallow their pride and return to the "Cambridge Convention" label adopted years ago. Hiding the CCA name probably won't mystify supporters, but it may calm those in other parts of the city who support the group's position ideologically but can't bring themselves to back the upper crust...
...memorable visit to Disneyland in 1971. He struggled with the door knob lock, employing his special tools fashioned from stolen forks. It was a motel-style lock, easily picked. He had once owned a key to the door, but Liddy didn't trust keys. Keys were hard to swallow if you got caught...
...Perhaps the chair reflects the views of his own generation," explained the 66-year-old O'Neill, "but he feels that this is one of those ways he shows his respect for this institution. Through the years, members in this chamber, long before air conditioning, wore wigs and swallow-tailed coats and high mufflers. The chair thinks this history shows respect for the Congress...
Sugar growers claim that they need the increase to cover their rising costs, but for the first time in memory Congress does not seem so ready to swallow their sweet talk. With voters fuming over sky-high food prices, many Congressmen would just as soon see the bill never come to a vote. Says Massachusetts Republican Margaret Heckler, a member of the House Agriculture Committee: "Inflation is the nation's No. 1 enemy, and things just cannot stay the same for easy subsidies. The sugar bill represents the legislative process at its worst...
...before he began his column at the Atlanta Constitution two years ago. Since then Grizzard has written lightly about such matters as tennis etiquette ("Never wear hats advertising farm or earth-moving equipment or T shirts that say 'Let's boogie' "), advice to riders of subways ("Swallow your wallet before entering the train"), and his town's present appearance ("Atlanta looks like what Sherman would have left if he had been carrying bulldozers and jack-hammers"). Grizzard will begin syndication to half a dozen or so papers in July...