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Word: fines (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...once revered as "the giant of the North." Thousands of copies of his famed novels were mailed back to him or dumped on the doorstep of his south coast farmstead. Before he died in 1952, a Norwegian court blocked all the old man's bank accounts, imposed a fine of 425,000 kroner ($86,000), which was later reduced to 325,000 kroner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORWAY: Put Out Three Flags | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

...Guardia-style about the streets of Bangkok in his chauffeur-driven car, Sarit drew up behind an automobile in which a woman sat eating fruit and throwing the peels out the window. The Premier characteristically took her license-plate number, ordered the police to pick her up and fine her 100 bahts ($5) for littering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Do-It-Yourself Premier | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

...around, Chileans themselves started up to Portillo for a crack at its runs, such as the famed Juncal-down a 40° drop, to an iced-over stream and a snow bridge. At the lower stretches, where Chilean ski troopers were training, skiers could count on a swig of fine sparkling wine at the army post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ANDES: Up to Ski | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

...fine old loyal friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Into God's Slumber Grove | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

...Polaroid Land camera ads showing pore-fine portraits of famous persons ("It has neither a headline nor a signature. So strong is its personality, so clear is its individualism and its character that it needs neither...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Top Ten | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

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