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Word: cousin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...organizer (and Boomtown Rats packleader) Bob Geldorf and produced by Quincy Jones, USA for Africa has more celebs per square inch than the Grammys. Recorded in a session inscribed upon destiny by Life magazine and a video crew, the song is lumped on old vinyl with a Canadian cousin ("Tears Are Not Enough") and some outtakes of other artists...

Author: By Charles M. Sneid, | Title: We Fooled the World | 4/11/1985 | See Source »

...Jerry Hester, a Hughes Tool Co. executive, heard four shots ring out while on patrol in his East Houston neighborhood on March 3, he could not resist the impulse to take action, however dangerous. As he radioed his base station --Hester's handle was "Stringbean," the base was "Country Cousin"--a white Chevrolet Monza with three occupants sped past him. He followed at high speed. Country Cousin, actually Howard Petty, 61, security director for the Eastwood Civic Association, relayed the information to a deputy constable hired by the association on weekends. The deputy intercepted the fleeing Monza and took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in Arms Over Crime | 4/8/1985 | See Source »

...have a cousin in Skinned Cat, Tennessee. Do you know where that...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Southern Discomfort | 4/6/1985 | See Source »

...side of aesthetic conservatism; trailblazers such as Godard, Antonioni and Fassbinder were never so much as finalists for the prize, and directors like Bergman and Truffaut were cited years after their films had won critical acceptance. But in general the foreign Oscar was a distinguished overseas cousin to the Best Picture award...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Handicapping the Foreign Oscar | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

...judge at least gives you an answer." Man gets a law degree, practices two years, then brings himself up short again: "I didn't ever really want to be a lawyer. I was just a professional student. All I figured was that at least I could talk to my cousin the lawyer. I've been representing a lot of airlines, but how many crushed cargo cases can I stand?" Thus Malcolm L. Kushner, 32, becomes a humor consultant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: Learning to Laugh | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

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