Four-Letter Word Enters Oxford English Dictionary
London AP reports the Oxford English Dictionary adds a long-awaited four-letter verb from Middle English. The new supplement covers words entering common use since 1884, with thousands of quotations and wide-ranging terms from space, computers, and drugs to beatniks and protests.
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Former Evansville dean found dead in Alexandria motel
The body of Dr. Joseph M. Wilson former dean of the University of Evansville college of fine arts was found in a motel room in Alexandria Louisiana He had just accepted a band director post at Peabody High School and was to start work Monday Authorities said he was killed by a single rifle shot in the head in what appeared to be a self inflicted death. the body was discovered Saturday.
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Lone Activist Pickets Truman Home in Missouri
Kenneth R. Fox, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, appeared alone Monday in front of former President Harry S. Truman's Independence, Missouri home with an anti-Vietnam War sign. Secret Service questioned him, allowed the picket to continue, and offered no comment. Fox said he had military service but not in Vietnam and denied affiliation with antiwar groups.
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Ecology and energy eclipse voters concerns in 1973 polls
In interviews with about 100 voters in key states including Pennsylvania, most see stability as the main issue ahead of the election, with energy policy and the oil industry looming large. Ecology struggles to gain traction as the energy crisis becomes the defining political battleground.
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