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Word: boobytrap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Monument, and they all laughed when Joan Baez, 26, hefted her guitar and said, "I would like very much to thank the Daughters of the American Revolution for all the publicity." Joanie really did owe the poor dears of the D.A.R. a vote of thanks-for stumbling over her boobytrap. It seems that Joan had determined as long ago as May that the D.A.R. would refuse permission for her to use its 3,800-seat Convention Hall for a folk-singing peace-in, had quietly arranged with the Interior Department to give her concert at the Washington Monument. Then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 25, 1967 | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

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