Anglo Sphere (1998); Attack Fax (1990); Black Cat (1961); Bounce (1980)

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(More political terms from Barry Popik, who somehow got dragged into this while enjoying himself in Panama.)


ANGLOSPHERE (4 January 2000)
(AMAZON.COM "search inside the book")
The Asia-Pacific Profile (Pacific Studies (London, England).)
by Bernard Eccleston
Routledge; March 1998
1. on Page 47:
"... 1877 to 1952. • Later becomes regional political, economic and educational cen- tre for all the Pacific Islands within the Anglo sphere of influence • Evidence of human settlement from 1290 loc suggests a hier- archical society particularly in the eastern, Polynesian ..."


ATTACK FAX (18 February 1992)
(FACTIVA)
Fax Attack
269 words
22 April 1990
Richmond Times-Dispatch
d-6
English
(Copyright 1990)
The fax machine is a wonderful contraption. But it can be used in not-so-wonderful ways. In addition to "junk fax," there is now the unsavory "attack fax" that the legal bullies at the American Civil Liberties Union evidently intend to use in their typical efforts to intimidate those who do not share their nihilistic perspective.


BLACK CAT (1979 ref. to 1941, "off-the-record")
(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
Orphans Sing Their Thanks; Hands Clasped in Prayer Selections Explained Schedule Given All to Return Home
By Alice Myers Winther Special Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file). Boston, Mass.: Nov 16, 1961. p. 6 (1 page):
PHOTO CAPTION:
      _Pat for Hodges Memento_
   With United States Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges directing, Gen. Park CHung-hee of SOuth Korea pats a black cat memento in the Secretary's office.  Mr. Hodges said the cat, given to him by the San Francisco Press and Union League Club, has extraordinary powers.  "You pat it three times, and everything you say is off the record," he told the Korean leader.  General Park then patted the little black cat.


BOUNCE (16 August 1984)
(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
   The Connecticut Poll: From Political Attitudes to Social Inquiries
By E.J. DIONNE Jr.. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 6, 1980. p. CN1 (1 page):
   And the Connecticut Poll's sponsors could take some solace from the fact that the real winner in both races, according to their survey, was "Undecided."  This campaign, Mr. Ferree said, was marked by "an incredible amount of bounce, of volatility in people's preferences for Presidential candidates."