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Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they [the Rolling Stones] were going to do it, so they had to get another place...I remember they had to fly the outdoor toilets by helicopter from the one place to the other. We looked out the window, there were about five helicopters and five of these great big johns flying across San Francisco...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Casus Belli | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

JAKE AND ELWOOD Blues have finally hit the big time. The two orphans from Rock Island, Illinois have survived years of arduous life on the road to find sudden fame and fortune in New York and L.A., proving themselves to be players, alas, very much ready for prime time...

Author: By Marc E. Raven, | Title: The Blues for Sure | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

Despite excellent basketball against some very strong teams, the Crimson had gained little satisfaction. Co-captain Bob Hooft had played consistently well, producing big point outputs. Newly named Rhodes Scholar co-captain Glenn Fine added strong backcourt performances to his scholastic honor (the award was announced at Boston Garden on the night of the B.C. game...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Hoopsters Drop Six | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

...role Glimp said he has to "get people to see that the enterprise is bigger, more important than the individual party talking about it. A place like Harvard would be very ordinary if it did not have a big endowment. Then the ups and downs of the economy and fads and fashions and politics would have a lot more to do with the direction the enterprise takes...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: Glimp, Former Dean, Becomes Alumni Affairs Vice President | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

Bates remembers when the club had a pool, but notes, "it was only big enough to take a splash in anyway." He says with pride that the building has been designated as a landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, so it mayneverbe torn down or its facade destroyed. "There used to be a plaque outside, but somebody stole it for the copper," he explains...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The New York Harvard Club: | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

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