Naval Academy slang dictionary reveals enduring jargon
At Annapolis English teacher Michael Parker details a glossary from midshipmen slang in Good Gouge. The book traces terms from 1800s origins to Vietnam era coins, explains tokens like geek, grease, fry, and spooning, and notes changes after women joined in 1976 with bricks for homely dates fading from the glossary.
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Academy Handbook
Mysterious Mrs. Calabash aids unemployed in Beaver County
In Midland Pennsylvania a gray haired donor nicknamed Mrs. Calabash has given another 2000 to a food bank run by United Steelworkers Local 1212, bringing her total to 13000. The funds feed about 1600 families who line up monthly for groceries amid high unemployment in the Beaver County area.
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Calabash
Ohio River
United Steelworkers
Beaver County
Alex de la Cruz
Crucible Steel
Torres
Education lobbyist to speak March 16
ROCKVILLE The director of government affairs for the National Roonniation of Ctate DaRande at Hayne tion will discuss The Funding of Education at the Suburban Area Study Group meeting March 16. Anita Epstein, a lobbyist on Capitol Hill, will touch on how states budget for education, funnel federal funds and how to lobby. The meeting runs 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Wheaton public library, 11701 Georgia Ave. Linganore United Methodist Church holds church school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Pastor R. Kent Hall delivers the fourth Lenten sermon This Is Your Life Lets Go Up to Jerusalem. The senior choir, directed by Jane Gorsuch and Betty Ripley on piano, sings. Cathy Hobbs acolyte. Church on Clemsonville Road between Md 26 and Md 31 at Unionville. For information call 829-2077.
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Ctate DaRande
Hayne Tion
Anita Epstein
Capitol Hill
Wheaton Public Library
Georgia Ave
Linganore United Methodist Church
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Jerusalem
Jane Gorsuch
Betty Ripley
Cathy Hobbs
Clemsonville Road
Unionville
Television Guide Listing Dense Schedule Notes
Compact listing of TV programs across channels with numerous show titles, times, and special segments including sports, movies, soap operas, news, and specials. The dense OCR reads like a broadcast schedule with many program names and channel references.
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Gaithersburg Narfe
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NARFE
Gaithersburg
Trott
Russell Ave
Montgomery County Board of Realtors
Frank Czubek
Hood
Carson Cottage
Hood College
Janice Cole
Anklin
Office of Continuing Education
Linganore LM
Che
Frederick
Georgia Bonesteel
Soul Train
Wide World of Sports
Batuestar Galactica
National Geographic
Conn Headline News
Flight To Survival
News
Buck Rogers
Lila
NBC News
CBS News
Channel 2
People's Court
Three's Company
Renee Poussaint
Agronsky & Company i
Solid Gold
Life On Earth
Jack Anderson
McLaughlin
Ats*h
World of Women
Prisma
Rocco
Star
T.J. Hooker
Billy Graham
Jenny
Hee Haw
Monitor News
Mario Lanza
Americas
Caruso
Benny Hill
Madame's Place
Saturday Night Live
ABC News
Seven Brothers
the Navy
Ainment
Improv
Brotherhood of the Bell
the Flying Trishman
Robert Schuller
Rise and Shine
Agronsky & Company
Electric Company
Jim Whittington
Kenneth Copeland
Steen
Png
Socrates
Sartre
Mister Rogers
Wild Kingdom
Oxford
Jane Doe
College Basketbll
Ohio
Indiana
American Lung Association of
Mid-Maryland
Abbott and Costello
David Brinkley
Jerry Falwell
Herbert W. Armstrong
Urabeng Fu
Los Angeles
Revista
Washington
Outdoor Life
Face the Nation
Eyewitness News Conference
Raymond Jones
ACC
Ed Bousman
Rex Humbard
Meet the Press
al McGuire
American Playhouse
Chaillot
Cape Fear
Dashiell Hammett
Wild Wild West
Financial Independence
Sportsworld
McHale's
Lorne Greene
New Wilderness
Clarence Darrow
Henry Fonda
Wall Street Journal
Chips
Lawrence Welk
Matt Houston
Archie Bunker
Wall Street Journal Report
Gloria
Jeffersons
Masterpiece Theatre
Newhart
Petey Green
Trapper John, M.D
Ernest Angley
Frayer
Lefty Driesell
Montero
Carey
Benny Hillhouse
toMer
George Adams
Jim Bakker
MacArthur
Beny Bal
Larry
Jarrett
David Susskind
Foucheux U
Room and Friends
Richard Simmons
Lucy Show
Banteau
Family Feud
Pyramid
Wheel of Fortune
Tom Cottle
Newa
Inn News
Soxo World
Panorama
Big Valley
Arch For Tomorrow
Ryan‘s Hay
Young and the Restless
Philadelphia
Dwr
Gandh
Life To Live
Capitol
Popeye & Friends
Mal Wnem
Porky P
Bill Moyera
Lintstones
Family Entertainment Nite
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company
Jefferson, Md
China
Frederick County Square Mall
Holiday Inn & Red Horse
Giant & Kmart
MOOCE
New
Howice Dace
Oahantin
Winncom
Blue Mountain Inn
THE
Road House
Queen OF Hearts
Woodbine Inn
Woodbine
Rt. 70
Frederick Pizzeria
Sal's
N.Y
Aaa
Frederick St. Walkersville
Breus
Pat
Ayano
Albanke
Ane
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