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Word: picks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Road Show. America on the Move covered the country in a 40-ft. tractor-trailer painted red, white and blue and draped from one end to the other with American flags. Inside, visitors were treated to an inspirational film short narrated by McMahon; they could also pick up pamphlets on drug abuse, ecology and patriotism. The road show got rave reviews as it made its way across the continent. On Christmas night, it was publicized by a TV show celebrating the Teamsters. McMahon hosted, and such stars as Sammy Davis Jr. and Debbie Reynolds performed. The caravan was scheduled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Ed McMahon's America | 12/10/1973 | See Source »

...scene bore a strong resemblance to an old Peter Sellers movie. A lone guard answers a knock at the Fogg Art Museum door. The time: 12:30 a.m. Sunday. A man wearing a beige trench coat identifies himself as "Mr. Ryan," and says he was told to pick up a package left earlier...

Author: By Steven Luxenberg, | Title: Coin Heist: A Drama In Three Acts | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

...help ease the prognosis of dwindling skiers this winter--especially the weekend droves--many areas are providing daily buses from Boston to the slopes. Waterville Valley has already announced the schedule for its daily buses which start Dec. 8. They will leave from six pick-up points in the Boston area and arrive at Waterville Valley at 10 a.m. The cost for the round trip ticket...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: For Skiers, It's a Buyer's Market This Year | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

...pick up guys as we go along," Harvey said. "I didn't want to try setting restrictions or scheduling formal practices...

Author: By Bruce Cole, | Title: Informal Club Replaces J.V. Basketball | 12/5/1973 | See Source »

...artistic style has changed. In his bachelor years between marriages, he conceived a stylized image of a kimonoed man in contemplation (Thoughts and Angles), derived from youthful memories of his apprenticeship in a Zen temple. Long contemplation also produced the series he calls Bachi, reflecting the shape of the pick with which Japanese geishas play the samisen. Actually, Nagare says, "Bachi tells the importance of being broadminded. The lines spread out as they climb higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Please Touch | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

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