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Word: feet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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HONOLULU--A gaping hole ripped open on the right side of a United Airlines jumbo jet carrying 354 people yesterday, sucking as many as 16 passengers to their death 20,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, authorities said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 16 Passengers Killed as Plane Rips Open | 2/25/1989 | See Source »

...earlier days, Jason T. Winmill may have fit the conception of "the Harvard man." His Oxford shirt displays a school crest, his slacks are creased, his argyle-clad feet are shod in classic loafers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Profiles of Prospective Freshmen: Seeing Diversity in Early `Action' | 2/24/1989 | See Source »

...certainly true that we've suffered some losses, but I don't think that speaks to any decrease in the long-range program," said Gordon. "The thing I would worry about is if the university were dragging its feet in the matter. But they're not, and we're making a strong effort to get people to replace the professors we lost...

Author: By Nelson Y. Wang, | Title: Yale Afro-Am Studies Declines | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

...dancing for pennies. At 15 he was sentenced to eight years for breaking into cars. He sang in the prison choir (his nickname was "Music Box") and, on his release after three | years, started a band. Brown's pioneering rhythm and blues soon had black audiences up on their feet dancing to funky drums, taut horn riffs and sweat- drenched lyrics that sometimes rose to the level of pungent urban poetry. A 1968 hit gave a slogan to an era: "Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soul Brother No. 155413 | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

That legislation would regulate land development near the state's three main water sources--the Quabbin and Wachusetts reservoirs and the Ware River, said David Barrenberg, an aide to Cohen. Cohen's bill calls for regulation of land use within 400 feet of any major tributaries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Officials Announce Water Emergency | 2/17/1989 | See Source »

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