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Word: packed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with cool self-possession, tape-recorded his "subjective reactions and observations of this interesting experiment." On he dropped, like a stone into a void-until at an altitude of 12,000 ft., 2 min. 58 sec. and twelve miles after he had bailed out, a barometric device on his pack blew open his parachute, and he sailed slowly and safely to the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Descent to the Future | 11/30/1959 | See Source »

...concert's end, the audience crowded forward to congratulate Sénéchal, one fan pausing to extract a pack of Camels from beneath his powdered wig. At 28, Tenor Sénéchal, who will tour the U.S. after his private debut, is so much in demand that opera or concerts keep him busy five nights a week. Platée, he confessed last week over a post-performance glass of warm milk, is his favorite role, and the Varieties one of his favorite theaters. Unlike Fanny Kemble, he was delighted to be rubbing elbows with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Private Debut | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

Master Bullitt says he will "encourage" students to pack up and leave his great new structure, but he will be sorely disappointed. Few, if any, wish to go to the troubles of furnishing new suites or of leaving the comforts of modern living; and since the Master has foresworn any methods smacking of coercion, he probably cannot select a certain number to move from the House into Mather. At the same time, the suggested solution of moving Quincy students into Mather from Claverly singles out a small group which should receive better rooms. Having suffered for a year in Claverly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Late Pioneers | 11/14/1959 | See Source »

Some Mather residents may wish to retain their affiliation with Leverett, and should be allowed to move into the Towers. Those, however, who do not wish to pack up or to miss the marvelous graffito should become Quincy affiliates. They can become pioneers a year late...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Late Pioneers | 11/14/1959 | See Source »

...Troy Donahue), both in their teens, wreck a sailboat and spend the night on a deserted beach. When Husband No. 1 (Arthur Kennedy) and Wife No. 2 (Constance Ford) wake up to what has been going on, they sue for divorces, demand custody of the children, pack them off to school by the first train. The adulterers get married and live happily ever after in a house that Frank Lloyd Wright built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Nov. 9, 1959 | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

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