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Word: driftings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sinks and the livestock barns take on deeper shadows, the crowds drift toward the midway-the merry-go-round, the octopus, the roller coaster and dozens of unnamed rides that promise squeals of terror. Bottle-and coin-toss games offer stuffed animals, drinking glasses and table lamps as prizes. Off to the side, barkers bellow the fascinations of a 500 look at the three-legged man, the two-headed baby and the incredible snake girl. And the burlesque show: "Come on in closer, folks. We're going to offer you some entertainment, spice-wise. Yessir, we have nudity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: A Mecca Along the Midway | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

...structure of America and the ultimate vision of the just society, but on the immediate issue of the moment they were in agreement--the war must stop. Now that the was seems to be over, this bedrock basis for a firm alliance is eroding, causing the two groups to drift away from each other...

Author: By Dainel Swanson, | Title: Harvard Was Quiet, But Vietnam Will Win | 9/1/1973 | See Source »

...becomes a stirring melodrama in the hands of the unlikely duo of Clark Gable and Loretta Young. The film version loses the real feel of the hot bolld of the novel, but it has an appeal of its own, as it makes little pretense of following the drift of the book. The magnificent Jack Oakie is alone worth the price of admission which, of course, is free. Channel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: television | 7/31/1973 | See Source »

...mpora's government moved-fitfully it seemed-to try to reverse the drift toward chaos. It announced that Perónist organizers and students who had occupied government offices, institutes and hospitals last month would be immediately evicted. The announcement brought an angry blast from the Trotskyite People's Revolutionary Army, the country's most powerful guerrilla organization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AMERICA: Trouble, Terror and a Takeover | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

...structure of America and the ultimate vision of the just society, but on the immediate issue of the moment they were in agreement--the war must stop. Now that the war seems to be over, this bedrock basis for a firm alliance is eroding, causing the two groups to drift away from each other...

Author: By Daniel Swanson, | Title: Harvard Was Quiet, But Vietnam Will Win | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

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