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Word: acorns (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard lights, winners of the Acorn Cup against Pennsylvania last weekend on Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, journey to the Biligin Bowl contest with Dartmouth and MIT in Hanover...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Heavies Meet Bruins Today In Season's First Home Race | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

...same time, a minimum "lifeline" rate would be established for the nonaffluent residential consumer so that his basic gas and electricity needs would not soar beyond his ability to pay. The proposal is being pushed by a regional group, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Wild Cards on the Ballots | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

Muhammad Ali scored a shaky 15-round decision over Earnie "The Acorn" Shavers last night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to retain his heavyweight title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ali Survives | 9/30/1977 | See Source »

Shavers must give most of the credit for any recognition he has received to Ali. Ali made Shavers's glazed head nationally famous by rubbing pictures of the challenger's head on television and chiding him as "The Acorn...

Author: By Carl A. Esterhay, | Title: Shavers Plans to Trim Ali | 9/29/1977 | See Source »

Beyond that foundation of returnees, nothing is certain. The front line has been totaled by the loss of Lyman Bullard, Dave Acorn, Eric Zager and George Grassby (to graduation), and Dave Eaton (to a leave of absence). Dave Updike and Tom Hsiao may prove capable fill-ins, but in all likelihood the final lineups will not be set until the team completes a few games...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Soccer '77; An Unknown Quantity | 9/16/1977 | See Source »

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