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Word: convert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...park was conceived after the Southern Pacific railway company decided to convert much of its Watts right-of-way to industrial usage. The Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration joined the act by forming the nonprofit Economic Resources Corporation to acquire additional land and run the park. Headed by an aggressive Negro entrepreneur named Richard Allen, ERC's board includes eight other Los Angeles businessmen, one of them black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Profitable Park for Watts | 3/7/1969 | See Source »

...nation's first black lay principal of a Catholic high school (salary: $12,000), Convert Dulin sees his job mainly as one of building pride and responsibility among his black students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Principals: Daddy and the Family | 2/7/1969 | See Source »

That was the way Harvard scored its goals--throwing the puck into the Northeastern zone and then manuvering for the close shot. Ironically, Jack Turco's line, which usually relies on this style of play, was the only line to convert a rush into a goal...

Author: By Mark H. Odonoghue, | Title: Icemen Trounce Huskies, 8-4, in Beanpot | 2/4/1969 | See Source »

Against Pennsylvania, it was a different plot, although the conclusion was the same. Time after time, Harvard would start a surge only to see the Quakers' Dave Whol or Steve Bilsky convert a jumper or a lay-up to blunt the drive...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Penn, Princeton Cagers Hand Harvard New Losses | 2/3/1969 | See Source »

Cleveland of New York's First National City Bank: "The U.S. gold stock has been reduced to the point where the U.S. guarantee to convert dollars into gold at $35 is no longer credible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gold: Crisis Again? | 1/31/1969 | See Source »

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