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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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The much criticized use of gore in Dawn of the Dead actually points up a primary virtue of horror films. Everytime somebody blasts off the side of a zombie's head, audiences cheer. Why shouldn't they? What else can you do to flesh-eating zombies? Monster movies reduce every...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: The Beast in All of Us | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

Estimates for the number of occupiers ranged from a few hundred to 1000. No one knew quite what to expect. Ira L. Freilicher, a LILCO vice-president, set the tone at a 10 a.m. press conference; if they don't leave, they'll be arrested-we've got a plant...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Welcome to Shoreham | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

Security was tight. If you didn't have one of the laminated photo-identity badges distributed by LILCO, police arrested you (two reporters were taken into custody after their badges were misplaced). Police later said they had received a report that a sniper was planning to hide at the site...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Welcome to Shoreham | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

It went on for nearly four hours, a continuous stream. Knots of arrested protesters at just inside the fence, singing or chanting anti-nuke slogans, or chatting amiably with police while waiting to be taken to precinct headquarters in Yaphank for booking. "If any of you people would like a...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Welcome to Shoreham | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

BUT IF YOU watched the news that night--the 20 seconds or so devoted to Shoreham by the networks--those aren't the scenes that hit the screens. The focal point of the occupation attempt was the plant's front gate, right in front of most of the press, LILCO...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Welcome to Shoreham | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

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