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Word: oxen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...know if he had a Cuban accent," said one reporter. Out in the countryside, ABC and NBC vans in search of the elusive Cuban bogged down in the mud, and a Salvadoran peasant collected two crisp 100 colones notes ($80) to haul the vans out with a team of oxen-while a network cameraman captured the action. When Ike Seamans of NBC approached the San Vicente garrison, the soldier on duty wouldn't even let him speak. "The lieutenant is asleep and the Cuban is dead," said the soldier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Searching for Bang-Bang | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

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