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Word: dikes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...expound on his theory that Mary Jo could have lived for some time by breathing from an air pocket at the rear of the overturned car. Deputy Sheriff Huck Look was asked about the black car with at least two people in it that he had seen near Dike Bridge about an hour after Kennedy said the accident had occurred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Inquest on Chappaquiddick | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

...back and pick him up in a few minutes if the policeman did not give chase." According to Olsen's theory, Mary Jo, a foot shorter than Kennedy and barely able to see over the steering wheel, continued down the dirt road, unable to see that the humpbacked Dike Bridge veered to the left as she approached. Kennedy, speculates Olsen, returned on foot to the cottage. According to Olsen's conclusion, Kennedy did not learn of Mary Jo's death until morning. Unanswered is the question why Kennedy would have gone on television to speak of "some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedys: Back to Chappaquiddick | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

With The Dark Day, winter breaks up. Cold rain pelts the earth awake. A savage squall attacks the dike. The ships at their moorings, and also the ships that try to run for open sea, are wrecked. A seagull tosses on black-tipped wings against the leaden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Man for All Seasons: A Bruegel Calendar | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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