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Word: mined (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Israeli jets repeatedly pound with rockets, bombs and napalm Arab towns and encampments in Jordan suspected of harboring the fedayeen, the Arab world's "men of sacrifice," who are carrying on a guerrilla war against Israel. Undeterred, the guerrillas cross frequently into Israel to ambush a patrol, plant a mine or leave a plastique explosive in a marketplace. Israeli commandos cross the other way in occasional retaliatory raids against fedayeen bases or positions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: THE PAINFUL PRESIDENCY OF EGYPT'S NASSER | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

...amputated, the soldier smiled. "Great," he said. "I can go right back to my squad." Almost all of the victims were able to toss off nonchalant quips about their plight. In a Danang hospital, an interviewer asked an amputee what had happened to him. "Some bastard stepped on a mine," the soldier glowered. From the next bed another amputee brightly chimed in: "Yeah. I'm the bastard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Body: The Hero in Every Man | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

...CASE you've been trapped in a salt mine for the past six weeks, the best complete account of "The Events of April" can be found in the current Harvard Alumni Bulletin. But don't leave the salt behind...

Author: By Michael E. Kinsley, | Title: Alumni Bulletin | 5/15/1969 | See Source »

...leadership in the seizure of University Hall came from members of or candidates for membership in the Progressive Labor Party--a fact which appears to be generally accepted by all students and faculty with whom I have spoken. The characterization of that party as Maoist was not mine but that of the Sun reporter...

Author: By William L. Marbury, | Title: MARBURY REPLIES | 5/14/1969 | See Source »

That I'd be yours and baby, you'd be mine, but that's all right...

Author: By John Leone, | Title: Last Stop. | 5/9/1969 | See Source »

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