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Word: feets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nationally, for the time being, the cloud ceilings for such flights were raised 600 feet and visibility requirements doubled. This was intended to give pilots more leeway in landings when they come off instruments and into open weather...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Dulles Takes Leave of Absence To Have Operation, Recuperate; Reuther Asserts Russia Gaining | 2/10/1959 | See Source »

...Kulturny, For the prospective traveler in the U.S.S.R. Levine supplies a cautionary list of what is ne kulturny (not cultured). Russians frown on low-cut dresses and stockingless legs, and scorn women who wear hats or coats in restaurants. Men should never put their feet on desks or cross their legs or keep their hands in their pants pockets. To whistle in public will cause cries of "Ne kulturny but Russians think nothing of shoving and elbowing their way through crowds or of using their fingers to tear off bits of meat at the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Double Vision | 2/9/1959 | See Source »

With two minutes to play, Bill Richling sank a field goal from 20 feet out to ignite the Crimson rally and put them within six points of the Lions. After a field goal by Mike Donolfue, Bob Repetto stole the ball and netted two more to bring the score to 71-69 with 15 seconds to play...

Author: By Richard E. Ashcraft, | Title: Varsity Five Rallies, Defeats Lions, 80-75, In Overtime Session | 2/7/1959 | See Source »

...Green sprinter Tony Zielman lost his unbeaten record to Dodge in the 50-yard dash, while Blodgett cleared 12 feet in the pole vault to defeat Dartmouth's Greg Millett...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Track Defeats Dartmouth Squad, 75-34 | 2/7/1959 | See Source »

Harvard said that it would pay the current fair market value of the land--half a million square feet at about five dollars a foot--plus an additional $1,000,000. This extra sum is "to assist the trustees and the operating management of the system to accomplish the necessary relocation and consolidation of the facilities so as to free land for sale...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: University Offers to Buy MTA Property Near River | 2/6/1959 | See Source »

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