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Word: holing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...came down from the front door of the bus with a submachine gun and shot at us. All the windows were smashed and the glass fell on us. My father shouted, 'Look at my arm!' I pushed him aside and took the wheel. He had a huge hole in his chest. My brother, who had been sleeping in the back seat, was in terrible condition. When we reached the hospital, I asked the doctor if my father and brother had a chance. He said, 'Sorry, son. Both are dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Sabbath of Terror | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...first hand. Reports he: "I finally got close enough to the bus to see at least five bodies burning inside. The rear windows were blasted out and the barrel of a machine-gun was poking out. A child aged seven or eight was lying on the asphalt, a bullet hole in its head. Three women in a nearby ditch screamed for help. I helped them limp to waiting ambulances. A young couple emerged from the ditch screaming, 'We had two children in the bus.' The woman was hysterical. 'Where are my children, my children?' she cried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Sabbath of Terror | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...blood vessels are so thin-no thicker than an ordinary pencil lead -that the surgeon must peer through a microscope while joining them together.) Then, when the cerebral artery branch is undamped, additional blood spurts into the brain. Finally, the surgeon closes the hole by restoring the skin flap; usually the excised piece of bone is discarded, but patients rarely suffer any discomfort from the soft spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Bypass for the Brain | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

...tourney took place on Nesmith Lake, which was frozen solid 15 inches deep. Two hundred and thirty contestants teed it up on the nine hole course which had regulation cups dug six inches into the ice. In place of greens ice course architect Dale Antram substituted red carpets with all different textures and cuts. Braided oval proved to be the most demanding putting surface. The layout was dotted with discarded Christmas trees, which were plunked into...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The First Swing of Spring | 3/11/1978 | See Source »

...watching. That girl is so full of life that it is catchy. Joe Ward is living in Frazier and skiing every day, and he is now the hottest skier at Winter Park. He is very quick and even faster than last year. We are planning to go to Jackson Hole and Sun Valley over spring break to see if we can do some helicopter skiing and maybe even win some money at some freestyle contest. Wanted to go to Telluride but Mary Lyn can't get away from school so I've decided to try these different areas...

Author: By Harry W. Printz, | Title: Tonto and the Ranger Hit the Jackpot at 10,000 Feet, or, Diamond Jim Cleans Out the Moffat Tunnel | 3/11/1978 | See Source »

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