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Word: metallic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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WASHINGTON, D. C.- The Justice Department had dozens of cops inside, peering out the windows, insuring justice. The building is too big and too sturdily built to be saved by an anti-war march, or by a commando raid. Efram Zimbalist often strides through its huge metal dors on his TV show. The building is closed to visitors this week...

Author: By David N. Hollander and Carol R. Sternhell, S | Title: We Call Dead Names | 11/15/1969 | See Source »

Around 10 p.m. when the harassment started up again, units from the 82nd Airborne were brought in to replace the MP's. As they stepped into line, one by one, they stamped to attention and slapped the metal butts of their carbines on the concrete making a frightening sound. While the MP's looked like a bunch of frightened kids in uniform, the paratroopers looked tough and disciplined. The next two hours proved that they were as tough as they looked; as the soldiers inched further into the crowd more people were beaten and torn away from those who tried...

Author: By Stephen D. Lerner, | Title: Washington After Dark | 11/13/1969 | See Source »

...thirty thousand feet as planned, they explode. Hundreds of little American flags pop up along the metal bolt ridges and peace parachutes release. In a little while the bombs full of it settle down on the campus lawn. And Craig sits back...

Author: By Robin V. B. davis, | Title: Children Before Harvard-What? An Afternoon Narrative of a high-flyer | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

replacing metal dish racks with plastic ones in all kitchens...

Author: By Shirley E. Wolman, | Title: students Confront Mrs. Bunting | 11/8/1969 | See Source »

...designed like a courtyard in a fancy modern hotel. Everything looks new and precise. There's grass, and a lagoon with concrete islands for the spider monkeys and gibbons. The monkeys have wood houses on metal poles, each labeled in over-large letters: "Spider Monkeys" and "Gibbons...

Author: By David R. Icnatius, | Title: Animals The Children's Zoo at Franklin Park | 11/7/1969 | See Source »

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