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Word: passing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...three and four a night," boasted Parry. "One night I made them 205 miles apart." He made as little as 55? and as much as $26,000 in a haul. Having widened his field, he was in New Hampshire with only Vermont to go when he decided to pass up Vermont: "I did not like the topography," he said, "It's too easy to block...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: No Future | 4/11/1949 | See Source »

...Senate, taking its cue from the House, also decided to pass the buck for rent control back to the home folks. Led by Arkansas' Democrat Bill Fulbright, it voted a bill extending federal control for 15 months, but permitting any state, county, city or village government to vote out rent control locally, subject to the veto of state governors. All that was needed to finish the job was to iron out the conflicts between the Senate and House bills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Passing the Buck | 4/4/1949 | See Source »

...people themselves should demand your return to office, would you run for the presidency?" Vargas squirmed. He twisted a box of matches around in his hands. He looked out the door. Finally he said: "The Brazilian people are suffering, particularly the workers. The crisis, in time, may pass." And then, as an afterthought: "Perhaps they need a younger man than I." In short, Getulio Vargas did not answer the question as bluntly as the posters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Dictator at Home | 4/4/1949 | See Source »

...Green scored the first two tries, the first on a pass from Jack Emerson within four minutes after the start of the game. Ed White added a third to make the halftime score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ruggers Slam Tech, 17-0, in Warmup for Bermuda Jaunt | 4/1/1949 | See Source »

...Adams committee must still pass a resolution and decide how to finance a machine before one is bought. The group will probably meet on the matter right after vacation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Watson Okays Adams House Bendix Plant | 4/1/1949 | See Source »

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