Word: owl
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Falco peregrinus anatum, a duck hawk or maybe two duck hawks, will be as inviolable as last year's owl, Chief Alvin R. Randall of the University Police promised last night...
...know a thing we can do about him," Randall said. "We thought of all sorts of ways to get rid of the owl quietly last year, but the University wouldn't hear of any of them...
...Last year's owl ate like a bird compared to this hawk," Babcock said...
Exact figures on the owl's total consumption last winter were not available yesterday...
...feverish activity over prospective parenthood. The opening shots, in which a pregnant bride faints at the altar, are something of a novelty. After that, the movie works furiously to overcome its initial breach of Hollywood convention. Some faint sparkle radiates from the racy photography, Robert Young's owl-like pantomime and Robert Hutton's cagey portrayal of a sissified rich boy. But the picture gets its most memorable effects from a series of stylish cocktail-hour gowns...