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Word: misses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dancing, pacing myself," says Ali. "When he takes two steps forward, I'll take three back." He also plans to unveil a new weapon, "the acupunch." Not that he thinks he needs it. "Frazier's so easy to hit," he says, "he gets mad when you miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ali in Wonderland | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...seconds and touchdowns scored on Holt to McInally to Curry passes and where the game isn't over till the last out. But when the board of overseers unanimously voted to leave with almost ten minutes left I shook my head thinking of what they were going to miss. Top 20 football is a business, however, and for the same reasons that IBM doesn't fall off the stock market, Notre Dame did not fold. I left looking forward to November 22, Harvard-Yale The Game...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Rags to Riches | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

...most vehement objections to busing are raised by lower-class whites who regard blacks as an economic threat. Says Harvard Psychologist Robert Coles: "The ultimate reality is the reality of class. Having and not having is the real issue. To talk only in terms of racism is to miss the point. Lower-income whites and blacks are both competing for a very limited piece of pie." Illustrating that point, Social Worker Jerry Carey of South Boston observes: "I know that there's no way that my sons will get to Harvard, even if they have good grades, because the admissions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCHOOLS: The Busing Dilemma | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

...Museum next weekend for all incoming freshmen. This tradition has several advantages: the food is good, you can see Bok close up, and you can stake out the route to the Norton Lecture Hall before the Fine Arts 13 stampede starts at noon the next day. Even if you miss the party and all these advantages, the Fogg is still a good place to visit. The finest day of my freshman week was spent wandering through it, and since most of my courses have taken place there I've grown fond of the old barn. The museum is down...

Author: By Kathy Garrett, | Title: GALLERIES | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

...1920s ragtime was forgotten. So was the softspoken, thoughtful Joplin, a friendly man who had always been willing to listen to other musicians. He was apparently something of a wandering lover, as the dedications of The Sycamore to Minnie L. Montgomery and Leola to Miss Minnie Wade suggest. But he craved the comfort and security of marriage. His first failed: the former Belle Hayden had no interest in his music, and their baby daughter died in infancy. His second marriage, to Lottie Stokes, seemed perfect, and Lottie stood by him as he exhausted himself and his money trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Scott Joplin: From Rags to Opera | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

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