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Word: handed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...predecessor stood smiling, felt hat in hand, looking a little dazed in the brilliant California sun, but pleased as well. As reporters and photographers gathered round to congratulate Johnson on his birthday, Nixon turned to one and said admiriigly: "He doesn't look that old, does he?" Then they were off in a motorcade of golf carts. As the party split, with Nixon and Johnson heading for the executive-office complex and the rest turning off to the presidential villa, Nixon called to Luci: "You can use the pool if you want. And my surfboard. I never use that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE POLITICS OF RECONCILIATION | 9/5/1969 | See Source »

Almost immediately, Simons and Pilbeam noted that the jawbones lacked the large overlapping canine teeth that are characteristic of all apes. Thus, Rama could grind his food with manlike side-to-side movements. Apes, on the other hand, mostly chomp up and down on their food, since their canines prevent lateral motion of the jaws. The Yale investigators also decided that Rama's molars had emerged one after another, as in man, rather than almost simultaneously, as in apes. From this evidence they drew two important conclusions: 1) Rama probably ventured into open country to forage for tougher foods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paleontology: The Age of Man | 8/29/1969 | See Source »

...Philbin, Griffin uses his longtime TV majordomo, Arthur Treacher, as a kind of Jeeves. Carson prefers to stand out as the star of his own show, throwing out quips and gags, staging frequent offerings from the Mighty Carson Art Players, and frequently upstaging his guests. Bishop, on the other hand, uses his Los Angeles base to good advantage. He concentrates primarily on show-biz types, often letting them perform spontaneously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: Talk, Talk, Talk | 8/29/1969 | See Source »

...declined considerably; corporate profits and housing starts are off, and there are a few signs that consumers are beginning to curb their appetites for buying. During the first ten days of August, new-auto sales, for example, fell to an eight-year low for that period. On the other hand, personal income is rising sharply, and declining labor productivity means that manufacturers pay more in both labor and materials to produce the same items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: CONTROLLING INFLATION: A LONGER TIMETABLE | 8/29/1969 | See Source »

...State Public Service Commission to investigate complaints of poor service, witnesses railed about everything from Manhattan's grossly overloaded Plaza 8 exchange to pay telephones in which the only working parts seem to be the coin slots. William Payson, president of the advertising firm of Avery, Hand & Co., said that two of his company's lines were apparently disconnected by mistake and were still not repaired after a month despite daily calls to telephone company offices. To call attention to its plight, his company bought $5,900 worth of space in the New York Times, offering a prize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities: The Customers Talk Back | 8/29/1969 | See Source »

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