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Word: plaines (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Christopher Andersen's "The Name Game" [Sept. 26] is plain obnoxious. He should note that "plain" Patricias include two Academy Award actresses (Neal and Duke-Astin), a Cabinet member (Harris) and a bank robber (Hearst). Andersen better get his first-name vibes down pat before he publishes them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 24, 1977 | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

...rout was begun, quite unintentionally, by William E. Conway, president of Nashua Corp., of Nashua, N.H. Nashua and Savin both distribute plain-paper copying machines made by Ricoh Co. of Japan-Savin in the U.S., Nashua everywhere else except in the Far East, where Ricoh has its own sales force. Meeting with security analysts in Boston, Conway remarked that Ricoh might some day decide to set up its own sales system in the U.S. and other overseas markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: High and Low | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

...assemble his reference books, "meant to entertain while they instruct," the Oxford-educated scholar lectured for two years at Manchester and London universities. But he quickly tired of repeating himself and tried his hand at short stories ("quite passable. Well, the New York Times thought so") and a novel ("plain bloody awful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Word King | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

...were they still undefeated, for in a performance that will be hard to duplicate, the Crimson took to the Stadium turf and basically beat the hell out of Dartmouth to the misleading tune of 31-25. The Big Green was outhit, outplayed, outfinessed and at times, just plain...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Dartmouth Big Green Ain't So Mean | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

Last year Dartmouth changed its nickname to the Woodsmen. Now that's just plain degrading. It's like your team is playing against the cast from a Walt Disney movie. Word has it the grid squad is putting decals of Paul Bunyan on the side of their helmets for Saturday's game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Poisoned Dartmouth | 10/13/1977 | See Source »

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