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Word: knocking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Beatles are just so self-confident, they have such a sure touch. That was always the secret of the great Memphis Delta blues-men (and of folk artists in general, they could knock you dead by the mere aura of unself-conscious authority that they projected. I think that what is happening with the Beatles is that they are beginning to achieve, in a rock context, that exact amalgam of easy natural strength and sure-footed integrity born of a complete command over the medium. (Exciting to think that, before our eyes, the Beatles are doing it all over again...

Author: By Salahuddin I. Imam, | Title: Beatles Abbey Road | 10/21/1969 | See Source »

BRAVES-METS: Felix Millan, Tony Gonzalez, and Rico Carty are hot. The Braves are my favorite team. There is no question that Tom Seaver is a fine pitcher, but Atlanta will knock some of the glitter off him by winning. 4-3. I'd bet my autographed picture of Jonny Logan and my Joe Torre autograph...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/4/1969 | See Source »

...usually, never comes close. The Red and Blue put up a challenge last fall, but watched a deep and talented Harvard squad scatter it all over Cemetery Hill in a 17-44 triumph. This year. Penn will challenge again. and this time it has a squad that could knock the Crimson...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Runners Meet Tough Pennsylvania, Long Triumph Streak In Jeopardy | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

...Crusaders marched from their 27-yard line to the Crimson 32, where sophomore Burke on, third down, decided to throw one more time. End Pete Stratton was intended receiver at the 10-yard line, and the pass was on target, but Hurley went up with Stratton to knock the ball away, and Holy Cross punted...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Harvard Overpowers Holy Cross, 13-0 | 9/29/1969 | See Source »

...issues were aired last week as the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency began hearings to consider new legislation on drugs. The Nixon Administration's bill would permit authorized policemen to break in unannounced on suspected violators so that they could not destroy potential evidence. This is the "no-knock" tactic that some lawmen say is most likely to be employed against drug users. The bill would also restore the tough Federal penalties for simple possession of marijuana recently ruled invalid on technical grounds by the Supreme Court. The bill has drawn sharp opposition from experts who believe that marijuana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Pop Drugs: The High as a Way of Life | 9/26/1969 | See Source »

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