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Word: mph (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Witnesses said a blue Chevy station wagon, traveling up JFK Street at about 15 mph, was approaching the intersection just after 4 p.m. when it veered to the left. A local woman, who requested anonymity, said the car did not appear to slow down as it struck a bystander near the curb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Car Hits Pedestrian, Scooter on Mt. Auburn | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

...happily driving his car 55 mph. He approaches a four-way intersection where the traffic light is broken. He and three other cars are driving full speed toward each other--it's too late to avoid a collision. Horrific screeches and cries are audible as the vehicles crash head-on, and ignite into a massive cloud of smoke and fire. The Camera then pans back to a bird's-eye view of the carnage...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Morons and Millions | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

...left early for Reno, Nevada, for a brief visit with Harvard Professor of Ethics emeritus Larry Lounge. Larry's doing pretty well considering the stroke he suffered while freebasing at 100 mph down Sunset Strip with a naked hermaphrodite. He soon plans to open a special ethics school for Democratic presidential hopefuls...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Summer: And the Living Wasn't Easy | 9/26/1987 | See Source »

SEOUL, South Korea--At least 42 people were killed and 66 others were missing yesterday after Typhoon Thelma smashed across the southern coast demolishing settlements with 80 mph winds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: South Korea Struck by Typhoon Thelma | 7/17/1987 | See Source »

Fortunately I had borrowed a friend's Harley and was able to inch my way out of the tangle onto the immaculate median strip and soon was laying down tracks at a cool 90 mph. Like many things in Russia, the weather here is designed for one purpose only: to ward off potential invaders. But with the wind in my hair the heat was quite pleasant, and I felt a quiet sense of pride at the American's ability to improvise lanes of traffic...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: My May Day With Mikhail | 5/2/1987 | See Source »

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