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Word: doored (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...girls stationed by he stairs came running down the length of the lobby. "He's outside," she shricked. "He came out the side door...

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: Man of the People | 2/5/1954 | See Source »

...This] stretch ... of country ... is one of the most fascinating and picturesque in the nation," the Justice wrote. "It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet and peace at the Capitol's back door-a wilderness area where man can be alone with his thoughts, a sanctuary where he can commune with God and with nature ... I wish the man who wrote your editorial would take time off and come with me. We would go with packs on our backs and walk the 185 miles to Cumberland. I feel [;that].... he would return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITAL: Solitary Dissent | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

...coffee shops all over Spain's capital last week, once respectable customers were sidling up to waiters and barkeeps to whisper the cryptic words: "Any orchard chops?" Often as not, the bartender would reply 'with a knowing wink and lead the customer around to a hidden door in the back of the shop. There, while both of them kept a nervous ear cupped for the sudden cry of "Poll!" (police) from a boy on watch, the avid customer would receive his prize - a crispy, crunchy sparrow fried whole in deep olive oil. In one gleeful gulp, the lucky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Orchard Chops | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

Among the most outspoken opponents of pay-as-you-see is RCA's David Sarnoff, who feels that 1) charging for programs might peril freedom of broadcasting, since FCC regulation of such rates might open the door to overall rate regulations; and 2) free programs are an American tradition. Pay-as-you-see proponents fear FCC also believes the air should be free, but they see no reason why FCC cannot set aside certain channels for their use, while free telecasting continues on all the other channels. They think the tradition of free programs is no more sacrosanct than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAY-AS-YOU-SEE TV.: Fun for the Viewer, Hope for the Industry | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

Last week the Senators, by a 36-10-4 vote, approved the European Army treaty, which has already passed the Lower House. With Queen Juliana's signature, EDC becomes the law of the land, making The Netherlands the first of the six member nations to open wide the door to European Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Opening the Door | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

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