Word: ibis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quote the Raven, "Nevermore." Only three ibi have ever been seen in New England, and this particular rara avis is now, as the Poonies say, rara than eva. He may, by the time you read this, actually have become extinct...
...Vellucci, a man of vision, does not let the first sweet taste of defeat embitter him. He almost succeeded in pushing through a City Council confiscation order Tuesday which would have left the University a meek rubble of brick, mortar, and Ibi. He foresaw glistening acres of tarmac parking space which would extend as far as the eye could see, asserting yet another advance of Urban Renewal. To avenge his initial defeat, which came by an encouragingly scant one-vote margin, Al will again propose seizure of University property, this time "by eminent domain." It is gratifying to know that...