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Word: mom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...more than the house and land cost originally. Neither Desi nor Lucille has ever been socially ambitious, and their friends are the same ones they have known for years. Both Desi's mother (now divorced from Arnaz Sr., who still lives in Miami) and Lucille's Mom live near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Sassafrassa, the Queen | 5/26/1952 | See Source »

...Mom, tell 'em a little tale," he begged. "Tell 'em I'm old enough to join the Army." His mother made him wait until he was 17, but she was delighted. Connie's father, a thin, patient man, had toiled as a West Virginia coal miner for 38 years, and then, seeking opportunity, had moved the family to the noisy streets of The Bronx. All he had found were part-time jobs as a porter and sexton. In Mrs. Charlton's mind, soldiering would be a fine career. When Connie finished his freshman year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: A Man's a Man | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

...Merry Widow," in modern dress, waltzed into Boston Monday night and will be receiving guests at the Shubert Theatre for the next two weeks. This up-to-date version of Franz Lehar's evocation of Alt Wien is just about as Viennese as Mom's apple pie, but it is still a good show...

Author: By Lawrence R. Casler, | Title: The Music Box | 1/31/1952 | See Source »

...opening of the Korean war, it is mediocre. There is a familiar ring to it, something reminiscent of the pictures that appeared during the early part of World War II, and there is not much effort to dig below the traditional movie world of apple pie and Mom, both of which appear prominently...

Author: By David L. Ratner, | Title: The Moviegoer | 1/9/1952 | See Source »

While the truce negotiators struggled across the conference table, the U.S. could only wait and hope. Last week in Saginaw, Mich., Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fox listened as the radio gave the names from the Communist list. "Don't worry, Mom," said one of the younger children. "Ronald's name is going to be on that list." A few minutes later, a Western Union messenger knocked on the door. The telegram he handed Mrs. Fox was from the Defense Department: her son, reported missing last July, had been killed in action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Tidings of Painful Joy | 12/31/1951 | See Source »

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