Word: goof
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...Hall's goof came after he had consulted the Historical Commission about the possibility of installing new windows in the famous 18th century structure knows as Mass Hall...
...completely unrelated goof, Harvard students discovered a phone located outside Claverly could be used to make long distance calls. Word spread, and so did the calls. Ma Bell hooked up Claverly with San Francisco, Detroit, Mich., Brazil, and Europe...
Described by one department official as "the biggest goof-up we've ever had," this double system of false signatures gave defense attorneys a chance to challenge the Government successfully in lower courts. The Government's appeal in the first such case is expected to reach the Supreme Court this fall...
...straight out of a provincial private school that failed to teach the tools of academic bullshit. I was bowled over by my first reading list, and understood not a word of my first lecture. Third strike--I thought I was one of the admissions' test tries, and a goof, at that...
...extent of the damage became clear, there were angry recriminations within NASA. Officials feared that the monumental goof would goad Congress into cutting off funds for manned space flight. TIME Correspondent John Wilhelm subsequently learned that the troublesome shield was new and untried, and had repeatedly caused problems during its development. Parts had failed at least four different tests. The shield was apparently plagued by an extreme flutter when subjected to the stresses of launch. Though aware of the shield's shortcomings, NASA decided to use it anyway, mainly to save a few million dollars in additional development costs...