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Word: overly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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In addition to Rules Number One and Two, my homeowners deposited the responsibility of their much adored and over-protected garden on my non-botanical hands. My goldfish died while still in the plastic bag, and they expect me to know when their plants are hungry?

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Adventures in Summer Housesitting | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

MOST baseball greats are remembered more for their moments than for their statistics. Moments such as Hank Aaron's 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's mark, Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in the 1954 World Series and Reggie Jackson's three home runs in a single World...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: For 23 Years, Yaz Was Always There For Red Sox Fans | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

In a speech to the ruling 29-member Council of State rejecting appeals of the four former officers, Castro expressed hope that the U.S. and Cuba can now cooperate in solving "our common problem" of drug smuggling from South America. That conciliatory line was a far cry from his flat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba: No Clemency For a Hero | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

While the easy availability of firearms in the U.S. has helped produce an epidemic of violent deaths, the affliction is not uniquely American. Last week in the French village of Luxiol, near the Swiss border, a farmer with a history of mental illness managed to obtain a hunting gun and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France A: Mountain Of Sorrow | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

Since the brutal Chinese crackdown in Tiananmen Square, many in Hong Kong have concluded that they would rather be anywhere else when Beijing assumes control of the crown colony in 1997. But Britain has slammed the door, saying it has no room for the colony's 3.25 million British subjects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hong Kong: Singapore, Here We Come | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

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