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Word: got (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...moon? Congressman Olin Teague, a member of the House space committee, answers with a question: Why did Lindbergh go to Paris? "He didn't give a damn about Paris," says Teague, "but he gave a damn about how he got there. The same applies to the moon." During a debate about a small appropriation for aircraft research 60 years ago, Teague notes, some Congressmen predicted that the airplane would never contribute anything to the economy and would remain only "a toy for millionaires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: INTO THE DEPTHS OF SPACE | 12/27/1968 | See Source »

...Grogan hurled the yippie challenge. As Hoffman recalls it: "All of a sudden he erupts and kicks the table over. He knocks down a girl, slapping SDS'ers right and left. 'Faggots! Fags! Take off your ties, they are chains around your necks. You haven't got the balls to go mad.' " For some reason, the New Leftists were not charmed. Leaders like Tom Hayden continued to talk owlishly of "imperialism" and "cooptation" ("I thought he said copulation" deadpans Abbie.) So the hoped-for meeting of political hotheads and acidheads failed. To the yippies, the directors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Soul on Acid | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

Greacen leads with 25.3--he got 40 in Rutgers' only loss, by 17 to Columbia--while Steward has 18.8 and Brittelle...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Cagers Meet Rutgers In Xmas Trip Tune-up | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...fast we lose track. Back and forth, one by one every character confronts every other and asks point-blank "Why didn't you love me?" And one by one, tediously, every character replies in the best spirit of medieval modern psychoanalysis. It's as if some Pinter couple, perverted, got its kicks from holding its quarrels in medieval costumes. "You led too many civil wars against me" chuckles Henry opening a beer. "And damn near won the last one!" quips Eleanor in her curler...

Author: By David W. Boorstin, | Title: The Lion in Winter | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...last four weeks. 27 days ago he caught the final touchdown pass as time expired to help his team to the memorable 29-29 victory over Yale. A few days later he was named the recipient of the Crocker Award as Most Valuable player. A week after that, he got married...

Author: By Ben Beach, | Title: Vic Gatto Named 'Best Sportsman' | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

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