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Word: backings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...farm field. There, where the air was clear and city noise was absent, the passengers alighted and began loudly slamming the car's doors. After each slam, the men placed stethoscopes against the car body and listened to the lingering vibrations. Half an hour later, everyone climbed back into the car and returned to the plant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: The Thunking Man's Car | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

...obvious plonker," confesses the hero of All Neat in Black Stockings. "You know, someone who shares his crumpet with his mates." Indeed, Ginger (Victor Henry) and his best mate Dwyer (Jack Shepherd) have a smooth little system for sharing the wealth. They bring the birds back to their adjoining digs, dim the lights, then trade rooms and partners. It's not as cushy as the setup in Two Gentlemen Sharing, but it gets the job done. At least, until Ginger meets Jill, "the special one" (Susan George). "It's been over three weeks and she's still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: . . . And Share Alike | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

Leverett completely slaughtered Dunster, 29-0 in touch football yesterday as five different Bunnies got in on the scoring. The final score would have broken the 40-point barrier if two of Leverett's touchdowns had not been called back because of penalties...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams, Kirkland, Leverett Score Touch Football, Soccer Triumphs | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

...BEEN a year since the State Department decided that letting people go to Cuba would not spread the cancer of communism back home. If you look around a little, you can probably find someone who has been there. First-hand accounts have multiplied the trickle of information which Americans had about Cuba two years ago and the picture which emerges is of a promising but troubled society...

Author: By David Blumenthai., | Title: Brass Tacks Cuban Leap | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

However. John did try to play quarterback at Harvard three times. "I'd come back after a summer and figure I'd try to play quarterback but then I'd be moved back to halfback and would have to learn the position all over again." John explained...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Confident Ballantyne Hasn't Time for Politics | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

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