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Word: concussional (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the review of the motion picture Blackboard Jungle, I am intrigued by the pronouncement that "Louis Calhern captures that special look of secret decay that can come from breathing chalk dust for 30 years [March 21]". While I am considerably short of 30 years in high-school service, I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 11, 1955 | 4/11/1955 | See Source »

Much of the team's hopes faded when Fletcher Davis suffered a brain concussion in a Christmas skiing accident, for which he is still hospitalized. One of Minnesota's top scholastic swimmers, Davis recorded a 2:11 200-yard free-style practice swim here before Christmas.

Author: By Rex Marshall, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 1/20/1955 | See Source »

"This enormous difference between rugby and football is one of the great drawing-cards and advantages for American rugby players," Albert said. "Football players would stand a much better chance of feeling the spirit of the game without their paraphernalia." He added that there had not been one serious case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Medical Journal Deplores Lack Of Protection in Rugby Uniforms | 1/18/1955 | See Source »

In Hollywood, rehearsing for his show, Red Skelton plunged headlong into a "breakaway"* door. It didn't break, and Red was hospitalized with concussion and a mild case of shock. Skelton seems to be growing accident prone: last year he narrowly missed blowing off his head with a shotgun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Week in Review | 8/30/1954 | See Source »

But as the last jet was shot off, Hanley snapped awake, suddenly aware of a strange hissing noise coming from the giant hydraulic catapult mechanism on the deck just over his head. He was hardly out of bed before he felt the soft concussion of a flash-fire explosion, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Big Ben's Homecoming | 6/7/1954 | See Source »

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