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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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I knew that the reality of George Orwell's 1984 was creeping up on us slowly, but now it has arrived. Your story about the black boxes that give off subliminal mind-controlling messages [Sept. 10] was shocking. Inventor Hal C. Becker is playing God, deciding which mind-controlling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 8, 1979 | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

The state of Massachusetts was ready for any crowd. More than 1000 policemen, with 7000 more security forces in the downtown area guarded a common cordoned off with hundreds of blue barrels and bedecked with banners. Subways ran at rush hour frequency for much of the day, and several thoroughfares...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Veni, Vidi, Vici | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

Hucksters were ready for the crowd, too. Though the rain reduced the expected throngs by about half, peddlers were out in full force, and in violation of a two-day ban on hawking downtown. Selling posters, records, flowers, buttons and even "Pope adds Life" t-shirts, they tried to make...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Veni, Vidi, Vici | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

Sophomore Cat Ferrante was the heroine of this literal motion picture as she scored three times--once with her head, once off a Smith defenseman, and once with her foot.

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Booters Punish Smith; Ferrante Scores Hat Trick | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

On the first play of the second half, Ferrante released a long shot from the right side of the field which dribbled past the charging Smith goalie and deflected off a Smith defensman into the open net.

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Booters Punish Smith; Ferrante Scores Hat Trick | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

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