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Word: kit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Nagle, 33, a tough product of U.S. Special Forces (guerrilla warfare) training. Earlier this month, he and his helicopter crew of three were shot down by Pathet Lao gunfire while on a mission to the Meo country. Wasting no time, Nagle and his helicopter crew grabbed a survival kit and headed for the cover of the jungle. Not long ago, another helicopter crew, forced down by gunfire, stuck by their stricken craft to wait for rescue. The men have not been heard from since, and are reported prisoners of the Pathet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laos: The MAAG Men | 9/1/1961 | See Source »

...dear of a pathologist (Fredric March) and the slick young bug-detective (Ben Gazzara) called in to ease him out. The new boy is appalled by the unscientific squalor he finds in the pathology lab, which is one of the principal diagnostic tools in any hospital's kit. He lights a hot fire under March, but the old boy stubbornly refuses to budge. "My face is turning purple trying to swallow you," he rages, "but I will! I'm staying!" And the young man just as stubbornly replies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Candied Corpses | 8/25/1961 | See Source »

...Road to Hong Kong, which is about to be shot on location in London. Arriving for work, Teapot Dome Crosby poured himself a cuppa, resulting in a rare publicity shot: Crosby minus toupee. The tea provided a needed bracer against the role of a Do-It-Yourself Space Kit salesman shot into orbit with his colleague, Hope, by a mad scientist (Robert Morley) who is trying to conquer space. Dorothy Lamour will remain pretty much on the ground in a brief, nostalgic sarong; Joan (Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!) Collins is the chase cake this time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Faces: Back on the Road | 8/4/1961 | See Source »

...sells for about $8, and a knife-fork-spoon combination that clips together costs 70?. A length of nylon line is handy for lashing bedrolls and tents. Flashlights and spare batteries should be packed, as well as a small kerosene lamp, books, matches in a waterproof case, first-aid kit, candle, knife, hatchet, bucket, small trench shovel, mosquito repellent, aluminum foil, toilet paper, foul-weather clothing, cameras, binoculars, a good topographical map (available at park and forest headquarters), handy nature guides and a Thermos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Ah, Wilderness? | 7/14/1961 | See Source »

...KIT KIFF Gardena, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 9, 1961 | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

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