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Word: disasterously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Once a thriving center of trade, it was almost completely destroyed by the 'Great Fire' of 'oh-oh-six, an disaster which leveled the nearby townships of Sodom and Gomorrah. Now a cultural and backwater, it is not recommended for tourists."

Author: By Gerald Burns, | Title: THE PROPHET | 3/9/1962 | See Source »

These attitudes are for the most part expressed visually. A solemn procession of little kids, including Seryozha, watch an older friend unconsciously immitate the mannerisms of his sailor uncle, whose bearing, imagined adventures and magnificent tatoos they all worship. The camera follows the delinquent escapades of Seryozha and his friends...

Author: By Kathie Amatnter, | Title: A Summer to Remember | 3/7/1962 | See Source »

Down the coast of Europe it screamed last week, leaving a trail of death and disaster in its wake. Raging seas and roaring winds that reached a velocity of 177 m.p.h. blitzed dikes, flooded cities, inundated farm land, and capsized ships from Denmark to the British Isles. So strong were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe: Mortal Storm | 3/2/1962 | See Source »

When the U.N.'s 16th General Assembly opened last fall, it seemed headed for disaster. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was dead, and in sight of his empty chair on the Assembly podium, the Russians fought week after week to destroy the post he had occupied. Then came the savage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United Nations: The Sensible 16th | 3/2/1962 | See Source »

Ever since the first Revolutionary Army of 1792, the French have regarded the military as more than just a combat machine. They respected it as a combination of power and ideology. The close connection between French politics and the French armed forces was encouraged, even after the disaster of 1870...

Author: By Michael W. Schwartz, | Title: What the French Army Needs: A Fighting Man's Ideology | 2/24/1962 | See Source »

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