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Word: bugging (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...robbery conviction. Unable to resist enjoying his new wealth, he ordered a sporty 1979 Thunderbird -and paid for the car with $9,000 in cash. He also bought a new Cadillac for his girlfriend. Before he picked up the T-bird, however, FBI agents fitted it with an eavesdropping bug and a small radio transmitter that constantly signaled its whereabouts. Sepe's next mistake was to boast about the Lufthansa caper to passengers in his car -taped conversations that the FBI found most interesting, especially those with Peter Gruenewald, who worked as a Lufthansa cargo agent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Cracking the Lufthansa Caper | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...Championship has been characterized thus far by overwhelmingly fast performances overall, despite the flu bug that has bitten many competitors...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Aquamen Retain Slim Lead in Easterns | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

Other questions remain. Can Crimson freshman Tim Maximoff nab the silver in the 1650? Can diver Steve Schramm recover from a stitched-up head and a flu bug which has caused him to lose 81/2 lbs. in the last five days...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Princeton Stays Within Range | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

...that the play is by Neil Simon, from whom we expect snappy one-liners in the first five minutes, not sobs. But this play, currently running in Boston, reveals the voice of a more serious Simon. While the playwright's characters usually deal with the little frustrations that daily bug us all, Chapter II's protagonist faces a much more catastrophic upheaval--the death of a beloved spouse...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: 'Listening In' on 'Children;' Week II for Chapter II | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

...play by Neil Simon, from whom we expect happy one-liners in the first five minutes, not tears. But this drama, which opened last night in Boston, reveals the voice of a more serious Simon. Most of Simon's characters struggle with the mundane little frustrations that daily bug us all. Chapter II's protagonist faces a much more catastrophic upheaval--the death of a beloved spouse...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: Simon at the Shubert and Spies at the Pudding | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

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