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Word: forthing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Waffled Points. Nixon set forth his plan "for the complete withdrawal of all United States combat ground forces and their replacement by South Vietnamese forces on an orderly scheduled timetable." All that, he said, is contingent upon continued improvement in the fighting ability of the South Vietnamese-and on continued indications that the level of battle is lowering. He warned Hanoi that any stepped-up enemy action would bring "strong and effective measures" in response. It was a tough speech, and in it there was no gesture of accommodation to those who backed the Oct. 15 Moratorium protest. The President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Conciliation, Confrontation | 11/14/1969 | See Source »

Okay we're sitting in our cockpit. okay. Now we check all the switches-check all the switches. He flips through the air at the switches. Now we check all our wing flaps-right wing up down, left wing, tail back and forth. Okay everything's pretty all right, just fine. Okay...

Author: By Robin V. B. davis, | Title: Children Before Harvard-What? An Afternoon Narrative of a high-flyer | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

...aside to Cervantes, the ringmaster unveils the secret of his own technical trickery, the warping of time, the myth turned real and reality fantasized. "Your stories also exemplified the dual nature of all good narrative art: they sallied forth against adolescent thoughtmodes and exhausted art forms, and returned home with new complexities." Although Coover is often tediously complex, there is a certain madness in his method that just as often delights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: One-Man Circus | 11/7/1969 | See Source »

...long red underwear, straggly black hair tied in a ponytail, a sinister goatee elongating a sallow, canine face. Noise comes out of the band, noise like a zoo is burning down. It is King Kong, one of Frank's creations. The kids start to rock back and forth like they always do. But as the full shock of this noise hits them, you can see them shrivel down in their seats until they sit there paralyzed, barely breathing. Twelve minutes later, the piece rumbles to a stop in the middle of an unbelievable shriek from the saxophones. The kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock: Mephisto in Hollywood | 10/31/1969 | See Source »

...going to change our coverage a little bit for Dartmonth." Park said. "We'll be rushing, using double coverage, and changing back and forth from zone to man-to-man. We'll try to outguess Chasey." he added...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Crimson Defense Faces Big Test; Chasey Has Proved He Can Pass | 10/23/1969 | See Source »

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