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Word: dad (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...take succor in the knowledge that only hours before they occupied his place. And as the last acrobat on Ed's stage performs his final somersault, they can hope, without undue optimism, that their progeny will look up, focus on grim reality for a moment, and say: "Gee, Dad, we thought you were great...

Author: By Gavin Scott, | Title: Moral Compensation | 3/11/1959 | See Source »

Babies bawled, while their parents attacked box lunches. A little boy fell into an artificial lake and sputtered up, screaming. A little girl got a hula-hoop lesson from her dad. Linda Christian, Ty's exwife, who had put on such a spectacular performance at the Italian burial of her good friend. Auto Racer Alfonso de Portago, made Hollywood headlines by staying away from the funeral at Debbie's request. If the crowd had any disappointment, it was that only one woman fainted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOLLYWOOD: He Was a Beautiful Man | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...Dad," I said, kissing her, digging her, all choked up with love and Zen and a mouthful of popcorn to go with the beer. "Sam is giving me a big party, and then I got to go." Sam was my friend and he was hip and I called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON THE HIGHWAY | 10/31/1958 | See Source »

...know why Schaefer is your kind of beer?" he asked us. "Because it's round, Dad. That means a smooth harmony of flavors. It's round, man, and it's your kind of beer because nobody here is a square...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON THE HIGHWAY | 10/31/1958 | See Source »

...against the headhammering effect of 100-proof straight bourbon. To recoup, ; distillers have been lightening bourbon toward the minimum allowable 80 proof, which also cuts the excise tax and lowers retail prices. Such leading brands as Schenley's I.W. Harper, National Distillers' Old Crow and Old Grand-Dad, now come in 86 proof, one reason for the rise of straight whiskies from 9% of the total market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: 86-Proof American | 10/27/1958 | See Source »

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