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Word: odd (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hours on her favorite subject--religion. But the secret of Wellesley's dry iless is something no one knows. Many have guessed that both colleges decided such things were not suitable for young ladies. Others merely attribute it to centricism centricism normally allowed anyone what has gone through some odd millies in one lifetime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mystery Millionairess Keeps Town's Dryness Deep Secret | 5/12/1951 | See Source »

Today's dance pageant, "Gift of the Nile," shows the weeks of work that the 90-odd performers spent on it. The story revolves around a princess, played by Owen Stose '51, who has a difficult time choosing between three sutors offering her riches, royalty, and love--the silly girl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Traditions Run Rampant at Waban; Once Started, They Keep Rolling On | 5/12/1951 | See Source »

...odd representatives at the meetings will exchange ideas on student activities and various forms of college life in European universities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sandler, Sapers To Lead Seminar | 5/9/1951 | See Source »

...almost magical therapeutic properties of cortisone were recognized in 1948, one of the most extensive research programs in medical history has been aimed at finding a real supply of the new wonder drug. The only known way of producing it is through an intricate chemical process of 30-odd steps starting with cattle bile. And the yield is so small that several dozen head of cattle are needed to produce one average daily dose for one patient. But last week Harvard's Professor Robert B. Woodward announced that he had reached the first milestone on the road to making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Chemical Milestone | 5/7/1951 | See Source »

...Such Thing as a Cure." Danny learned a lot in the hospital. Veteran gowsters taught him how to get a ration of white stuff. When he got out, Danny did not go home. He bummed around the country, doing odd jobs, lying, stealing, forging prescriptions-anything for a bang. Time & again he was picked up and convicted, usually to serve his sentence in the U.S. Public Health Service's hospital for narcotic addicts at Lexington, Ky. "They can withdraw you," says Danny, "but there is no such thing as a cure. You just have to stay away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The White Stuff | 5/7/1951 | See Source »

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