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Word: picking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Grazing animals apparently pick up the infection from contaminated feed or water, after which the vibrios settle quietly in their genitalia and cause no discernible illness in adult animals. They have been detected in many seemingly healthy stud bulls and are transmitted to the female in mating. Then they attack the placenta and kill the fetal animals, causing them to be aborted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bacteriology: New Venereal Disease | 2/25/1966 | See Source »

Bill Green will also pick up a sure five points for the men from Old Nassau in the dive, though Pete Alter and John Friedman should grab second and third for Harvard...

Author: By John A. Herfort, | Title: Crimson Swimmers Will Go Today Against Undefeated Tiger Squad | 2/19/1966 | See Source »

...America, we take communications for granted," Jacobs says. "You pick up a phone and can dial anywhere. If you don't like your newspaper, you can switch to another one. In Latin America things don't work that way. Commercial communication often fails...

Author: By Joel R. Kramer, | Title: Local Clothier Saves Lives by Short Wave | 2/19/1966 | See Source »

...keep the kids alert while listening, a workbook goes with each taped lecture, requiring responses to what the lecturer is saying. A student follows a weekly schedule of tapes, but can roughly pick his own times between 7 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. for listening, can review a lecture as needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges: Happiness Is Your Own Carrel | 2/18/1966 | See Source »

...Robinson tied a Yale record in the 60-yard dash with a nifty 1:06.2 and should win that event unless Crimson junior Wayne Anderson, who is rapidy regaining form after a poor start, can pull an upset. Sammy Robinson, recovering from a leg injury, may be ready to pick up points for Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Track Team Should Nip Tigers, Yale in Big Three Meet | 2/18/1966 | See Source »

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