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Word: looke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...down to study the drawings his helpers had been working on all week. One by one, they all straggled home by about 2 a.m., leaving only the skinny neophyte [myself] with his boss, who was'stiil sitting at the front desk, chin on hands, looking at the drawings. Aalto remained in tha, position without moving until about 6 a.m.; whether he was asleep or not is not known, since the assistant was afraid to go look. Then Aalto stirred and began to draw with soft colored pencils until about 8 a.m. It was a magnificent rendering of the main...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 26, 1959 | 10/26/1959 | See Source »

...college head imposed a 5-rupee ($1.05) fine on boys and girls caught talking to each other; by week's end he had collected 100 rupees. Most male students, however, saw no hope. "They put the girls in the front row," moaned one. "Every time I look up, I see one dressed to kill. How can I listen to the lecture?" The real trouble, said another male flunkee, is that "college is the only time we have in our lives for romancing." The only people who remained unperturbed by the situation were the girls themselves. True to their reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Deadlier than the Male | 10/26/1959 | See Source »

...diary: 'One of the evidences of the degeneracy of our morals and of the inefficiency of our police is to be seen in the frequent instances of murder by stabbing. The city is infested by gangs of hardened wretches.' One doesn't have to look very far to see whom Philip Hone blames for this distress: Irishmen, 'the most ignorant and consequently the most obstinate white men in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PUERTO RICO: Helping the Mainland | 10/26/1959 | See Source »

...fourth tie in eight games, the Crimson left halfback broke the game wide open. After 15 minutes of the fourth period with the game deadlocked and both teams tiring, a Dartmouth violation deep in its own territory set up the free kick. McCall got ready, seemed to look around for a place to pass, and then suddenly fired a bullet shot over the heads of his teammates and past goalie Dick Ellington, who lunged for the ball in vain...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Soccer Team Nips Indians on Late Goal, McCall Boots in Free Kick for 2-1 Win | 10/24/1959 | See Source »

John Yovicsin's eleven, then, will have its hands full and must avoid a lull like the one in its not-overly-impressive win over Columbia last week. Look for a home victory, but be prepared for a possible Dartmouth upset...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Harvard Favored Over Indians; Tigers Expected to Top Cornell | 10/22/1959 | See Source »

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