Word: dart
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...driver's lonely perch high above the highway gives him a special perspective; he can spot traffic patterns developing ahead more readily than the car-bound motorist. He scorns the tourists who dart in and out of traffic. Independent trucking operators pose another hazard, for they often overload their rigs and use pep pills to stay awake on long hauls, which can make them dangerously overtired on the road. The men driving for the big companies superstitiously shy away from rigs that they know have been rebuilt after a wreck. The road limits a man's vision...
...While the children do not all exhibit all the same symptoms, the jumping-jack hyperkinesis is present in at least 80%. Almost invariably there is a passion for handling things, often clumsily so that they are broken. These children never seem to be listening to you; their eyes dart around the room while you are talking to them. They do not coordinate what they see and hear. Many of them talk a blue streak. If they do not instantly get their own way, they are apt to throw temper tantrums...
Pennsylvania's sudden eruption, Harvard's unexpected collapse, and Dart mouth's easy early schedule have thrown the lvy hockey standings far astray from what they were expected to be last December-and from what they probably will be in March...