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Word: destructionism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Three students armed with milkshakes saved Tom & Jim's Cleansers at 71 Mt. Auburn Street from possible destruction by fire yesterday morning.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Milk Shakes Quench Gold Coast Fire | 5/23/1950 | See Source »

It may as well be considered that some of the historical fabric of the picture is fairly enjoyable. It was framed in Berlin itself, and a little of the agony and destruction of the country is caught. A single little shovel digging methodically into an infinite pile of rubble is...

Author: By David P. Lighthill, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

"Most large metropolitan areas," says Dr. Bacher, "include many sections that are covered by water or otherwise unsettled. Thus a hydrogen bomb would blast many, square miles whose destruction would contribute in no way to the effectiveness of the bomb. Atomic bombs, on the other hand, could presumably be dropped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Hydrogen Dinosaur? | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

Kluckhohn denied neither the "historical authenticity of Christ nor the existence of God. But he criticized Christianity for posing its dogma as the single truth, for the effort of its missionaries to impose alien values on non-Christian societies, and for "barbarism and destruction unmatched" by any nation.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kluckhohn Blasts New Christianity | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

Ronald Colman plays Beauregard Bottomley, an omniscient bookworm who is convinced that radio's money-splurging quiz shows threaten the U.S. with "intellectual destruction," and sets out to strike a blow for intellectual salvation. An expert who can't be stumped, he appears on Soap Manufacturer Vincent Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, May 8, 1950 | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

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