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Word: necks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...died, he sings "New York, New York." And then, as the telethon is about to end, as the tote boards is making its last few revolutions, he wraps it all up, the tackiness and the communal feeling, the emptiness and the hope. He's sweating again, scarf round his neck, but now no clowning. First he sings "Dixie," agonizingly slowly, and then it segues into "America the Beautiful...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Boston: 267-2200 | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...combat lagging registration, the government recently mailed more than 1.2 million post cards to eligible 18-year-olds, urging them to comply with the law. Names for the mailing were purchased from the Student List Company of Great Neck, N.Y., for about $22,000, Paul Knapp, a Selective Service attorney, said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Government Pushes Sign-Ups for Draft | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

There was, however, a mysterious glitch. While Voyager 2 was hidden behind Saturn it developed the space-age equivalent of a crick in the neck, reducing the mobility of its cameras. But the robot had already accomplished most of its goals, and the trouble will almost certainly not prevent use of the cameras on the rest of Voyager 2's flight-past Uranus in 1986 and Neptune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Flying Rings Around Saturn | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

...Millbrook gym dressed to grapple: red singlet, kneepads and ear guards that resemble perforated saucers. In preparation for his role as the epical Wrestler-Writer T.S. Garp, "Mork" Williams has selected a modified outer-space look: a shiny blue and green workout suit that encases him from neck to ankles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life into Art: Novelist John Irving | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

...before the strike, spent a few heady days in first place after the season resumed, and found their new lease on life appealing. But the Cincinnati Reds, just one half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West when the walkout started, suddenly found themselves running neck and neck with the San Diego Padres, who were 12½ games back and fading last June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball's Sputtering Restart | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

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