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Word: closer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...again. Again, nothing held. Five feet above his outstreched arm, the clay bank stopped and the mountain began. There, five feet away, were bushes that he could hold onto, bushes that would support him. With one foot, he found another solid rock and inched his way up. He was closer, but still he could not reach. With every breath, he felt his hold on the mountain losing out, he felt himself letting go, beginning to fall, and almost cried out--but something happened which he did not then understand, nor would he ever understand. He melted into the mountain...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: In the New Pastures of Heaven | 2/12/1969 | See Source »

...varsity squash team overwhelmed a rugged Williams squad yesterday by the score of 8-1 and moved one step closer to its second consecutive national squash title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Team Downs Williams, 8-1; Next Two Weeks May Be Crucial | 2/8/1969 | See Source »

...astronomers at an observatory on Malta, who saw strange "ghost" flashes about 3° to either side of both the Crab pulsar and another nearby pulsar. With these new clues, scientists hope to be able to learn more about the physical characteristics of the neutron star and move closer to a complete solution of the great pulsar mystery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Astronomy: First Look at a Pulsar | 2/7/1969 | See Source »

...over three centuries. "In one way, this is the first black generation in America. Or, I mean, it is the first black generation of urban dwellers. It is the first generation of urban dwellers. It is the first generation in which black awareness and pride could develop because of closer communication in the cities...

Author: By Thomas Geoghagen, | Title: James Farmer | 2/4/1969 | See Source »

...Loeb, the football team. Others are less well-defined, depending more on mutual interest than mutual action, such as the informal circle of mathematicians or movie-makers. The groups have undefined boundaries. The CRIMSON is close to the Loeb and far from the football team. It was closer to SDS last year than it is now. The concept of outside is dynamic. Its flow is the chart of a Harvard education...

Author: By Joel R. Kramer president, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/3/1969 | See Source »

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