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Word: handfuls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Agnew did not cut the deck between constitutional freedom or Machiavellian censorship; rather, he spread the cards on the table to reveal any irresponsible freedom or censorship that might "already exist." Perhaps such a critical hand might be just helpful enough to bluff the aim of some joker's camera or steady a film editor's slippery scissors that can hack or heal history in one snip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 12, 1969 | 12/12/1969 | See Source »

...President, in his keynote address to the delegates, professed total commitment to eliminating hunger. He said: "On May 6, I asserted to the Congress that 'the moment is at hand to put an end to hunger in America itself for all time.' Speaking for this Administration, I not only accept that responsibility, I claim the responsibility." In the same speech, however, Nixon betrayed a certain insensitivity in an anecdote that unwittingly underlined the vast gulf between the affluent and the hungry in America. Once when he went on a diet, Nixon told the meeting, "the doctor had told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poverty: Food as the First Priority | 12/12/1969 | See Source »

...GROUP of painters who succeeded Pollock renounced the dramatic mannerisms of the action painters, flattering the canvas further. No longer do you see the artist's hand. Lacking the tensions imposed by a portrayal of the artist's emotions on the canvas, these colorists remove the reference of the moment the painting was done. The work emerges with a new sense of timelessness...

Author: By Cyntiha Saltzman, | Title: At the Met New York Painting and Sculpture 1940-1970 at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art until February 1. | 12/11/1969 | See Source »

...other hand, again should be one of the weakest teams. In their first meet last week, the Terriers showed little sign of improvement over previous years as they absorbed a 78-31 drubbing from Brown-hardly a big-time track power...

Author: By Wilson Dubose, | Title: Runners Face Terriers In First Indoor Contest | 12/10/1969 | See Source »

...climbed down to the pool area afterwards, and diving coach Harold Miroff came by with a wide grin and shook my hand, congratulating me. Then I hung around so that I could ask the Army coach what he though of the meet and could see a few Cadets walking around in uniform. And I thought about the profitability of going into the barber business in the West Point area...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 12/10/1969 | See Source »

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