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Word: massy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...night Allied military trucks chugged up the mountainside, began the evacuation of some 17,000 people. From San Sebastiano, Massi di Somma and Cercola, the homeless and their meager belongings were carted downslope to emergency shelter and food. In the lava-lit darkness, while grimy soldiers struggled to unsnarl traffic, an air raid alarm sounded. Men doused lights, but Vesuvius paid no heed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Inner Wrath | 4/3/1944 | See Source »

...rope, flapjacks herself an incredible number of times in the upper air. With a two-cycle, five-man act, the perennial Wallendas outdo their past achievements on the high wire. As of yore, The Flying Councellos leap, Elly Ardelty stands on her head on the flying trapeze, Massi-milliano Truzzi juggles flaming torches. Tigers walk treadmills, horses curvet superbly and Harry Rittely sits atop seven tables and topples over backwards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: For Kids of All Ages | 4/19/1943 | See Source »

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