Word: ghosted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...atomic bombs-dropped [in the water] on either side of tlie Statue of Liberty-and a nice upriver wind could turn the whole of Manhattan into a ghost town for 50 to 100 years," said Dr. Warren. "Four or five bombs dropped along the water at Chicago would put out Chicago and make all the Great Lakes untenable...
...Britain could not get much better terms on this and its other sterling debts, its chance of payment was thinner than Lord Keynes's ghost...
...said: "I'm sorry . . . that's not enough." Charles Bidwell's Cardinals got him for an even $100,000 (for four years) and he was still free to peddle his baseball talents. A voice from football's faded past, that of Illinois' ex-Galloping Ghost Red Grange, spoke up: "Why, that $100,000 contract with the Chicago Cardinals is peanuts-absolutely peanuts. ... I got $50,000 for playing one game...
Just before it became a ghost in 1894, the crowded, rough mining town of Aspen, Colo, had a last burst of excitement. From Smuggler Mine on a nearby slope, prospectors took out a nugget of almost pure silver weighing 2,060 pounds...
Last week, after years of deathlike quiet, the boarded-up ghost town had stirred in its creaking coffin-and emerged into a new life. In a three-day-long celebration, Aspen (pop. 1,500) marked its rebirth as a skiing center. Colorado's Governor Lee Knous gave Edith Robinson, daughter of Aspenjs mayor, a push off to open the is,000-ft. ski tow, longest in the world (see cut). With six 14,000-foot peaks near by, plenty of dry, powdery snow, and multi-million-dollar backing, Aspen was out to become the top winter-sport playground...