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Word: narrowness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hiking south from Memphis towards Jackson, Miss., I chanced upon a man who gave me about a 20-mile lift. After the first few minutes of our ride, he exploded into an excited monologue. With only a few pauses, it lasted for the whole 20-mile drive down the narrow, two-lane, cotton-haul highway between Olive Branch and Holly Springs, Miss. The man wasn't a stereo-typed redneck at all. Obviously a business man, he wore a conservative suit and was driving a small Rambler. His Southern accent was barely perceptible...

Author: By William C. Bryson, | Title: Mississippi Monologue | 11/29/1966 | See Source »

Speaking before 80 Communist Party delegations in Sofia, Bulgarian Party Boss Todor Zhivkov declared that "conditions are ripening" for a conference ,of all loyal Leninists to read Red China out of Communist society. Added Brezhnev: "The leaders of China are more and more submitting their policy to narrow nationalist aims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communists: Barraged Balloon | 11/25/1966 | See Source »

...Government due to choose between the Boeing and Lockheed designs next January, Boeing's prospects got a lift last week. After ten U.S. and 20 foreign airlines responded to a secret Government survey of design preferences, the Wall Street Journal polled the lines on its own. "By a narrow margin," said the Journal, they favored the Boeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aircraft: Boeing's Billions | 11/25/1966 | See Source »

Cornell may be down after its narrow loss to Dartmouth. The oversized Big Red defensive line, however, should stop Princeton's running game as it did Dartmouth's. That means that tailback Dick Bracken, who was injured last week, will be forced to pass more than Princeton has all year...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr., | Title: Harvard Will Share Ivy Title Only with Dartmouth | 11/19/1966 | See Source »

Yale can play superior soccer; it did in a 2-2 tie with Army. The Elis can come from behind, as they did in a narrow 4-3 loss to Brown. On the other hand, Columbia beat the Bulldogs in overtime, after trailing 3-1 going into the final period...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Crimson Booters Meet Yale in Soccer Today | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

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