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Word: cat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...race started out with a little bit of cat and mouse. Neither team was willing to make a serious move before testing out the turf. The field was still closely bunched at the one-mile point before Bickford, McNulty, Logan, Eichner and Murphy picked up the pace and moved away from the rest of the pack...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Harriers Dump Northeastern; Eichner Leads 20-35 Romp | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...over the nonaligned movement and steer it in a more militant, pro-Soviet direction. The Havana summit was a major steppingstone toward a broadening of Cuba's international role - although just what that role is varies with the perspective of the beholder. To Washington policymakers, Cuba is a cat's paw of the Soviet Union, dispatching armed mercenaries to Africa in exchange for financial and material support. To the Kremlin, Cuba is a faithful Communist ally that shares Moscow's interest in defeating imperialism and needs protection from a powerful and hostile U.S. To many Black African...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Castro's Showpiece Summit | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

Although best known for its camping lines, the diversified company, founded in 1900 by William ("W.C.") Coleman, father of the present chairman, generates 40% of revenues with other manufactured goods, ranging from Hobie Cat catamarans to a new home heat pump that can be converted to an air conditioner in warm weather. In the past five years company sales have risen from $176 million to almost $300 million, and profits have surged from $4 million to $18 million. Coleman now has four plants operating in Wichita, six elsewhere in the U.S. and more than 5,000 employees. The Coleman family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Camping It Up | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

...with his friends. Not unusual. But this kid also wants to race bicycles. In anticipation of the arrival of the Italian national team, he learns Italian and trains with his ten-speed. Which is to say he rides his bike down the street singing arias, renames the family cat Fellini, and chases coeds as Enrique, the Italian Exchange Student...

Author: By Katherine P. States, | Title: The Best Movie on Wheels | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

...female D'Artagnan of the four Musketeers is sophomore Cat Ferrante. She broke into the lineup as a freshman and has remained there ever since...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Return With League Title | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

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