Word: balloons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...high sausage-shaped balloon enfolding plain air, for instance, was the dominant feature of the landscape at West Germany's Kassel Documenta last summer. He has constructed dozens of storefronts with empty display windows. They leave the viewer with his nose pressed against the glass-foolishly aware that he is observing the presence of pure nothingness...
...Vegas, Hughes' headquarters. In Nevada, which Hughes likes because it has no state income tax, he has picked up an estimated $150 million worth of properties, including the Sands, the Desert Inn and huge ranch lands. If, as Hughes predicted in a rare statement, Las Vegas should balloon to the size of Houston, Air West will be flying right alongside...
...They say a balloon has gone up to the moon...
...tied the balloon in a knot and began bounding, around the room, knocking the balloon up into the air with his head. Around him were a couple of small children, playing with balloons of their own, and several young men and women, also in leotards. While Ted bounced the enormous balloon off his head, the young dancers--members of the Boston Conservatory Dance Group--did sit ups and stretches. In the corner of the room near the door, a group of about 50 students, having taken off their shoes and socks, looked on in bewilderment...
With one ferocious swat of his head, Ted sent the balloon up to the ceiling, where it hit against a light and burst. Ted turned to his audience and coolly said, "All right, let's begin." He led the students, about two thirds of whom were girls, out onto the floor of the assembly room, a little larger than a basketball court. He spaced them out, dimmed the lights, and said, "We'll start with breathing exercise...