Word: eights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...present state of almost total ignorance, the only prediction that can be safely made about the other eight planets and their 30-odd moons is that there is not a single one upon which unprotected men can live. Most of these places are almost unimaginably alien; but that very fact will give them immense scientific value. Moreover, in a very short time-historically speaking-we may be forced to exploit resources beyond the earth. This may become necessary or desirable even if, as seems probable, great progress is made in the production of synthetics and in exploiting the resources...
...island's Chinese name is Pa Cha, meaning Eight Forks, because the river's waters divide into eight separate currents at that point...
During his eight-month trial, Gandar argued that he had corroborated the stories before publishing them and spoke of his paper's disclosures as being "in accordance with the role of the free press throughout the world." Surprise Witness William Rees-Mogg, editor of the London Times, praised Gandar's integrity and argued that "newspapers are concerned about people unable to defend their own interests...
...years, who says, "I am proudest of all of one thing: that I am a Mississippian." Bunkley was appointed by Chancellor Fortune, who had repeatedly assured the 18 faculty members that he would not appoint a dean unacceptable to them. When the faculty was formally polled on eight candidates before the choice was made, the vote was more than 2 to 1 against Bunkley...
...Japanese flavor, that was understandable. The star of the evening was Solo Percussionist Stomu Yamash'ta, 22, who took on all 47 instruments, and the conductor was Seiji Ozawa. Even Composer Heuwell Tircuit had an Oriental background; now a music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, he spent eight years as a percussionist with Japanese orchestras...