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Word: plastering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Reporter Shannon's articles, running in the Journal this week, began with Zebulon High School in Pike County, an unkempt building with creaking steps and crumbling plaster, and a rusty bell without a clapper. Close by stood its "lunchroom " a former Army barracks that sagged and leaned dangerously. Through 28 Georgia counties Reporter Shannon came upon a similar pattern of dirt and decay-"a theme," she wrote, "that plays almost like a broken record . . . over & over & over . . . in unfortunate Georgia schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Over & Over & Over | 1/1/1951 | See Source »

However, somebody tipped the Council off that the statues were just plaster coated with bronze. Mickey's order never got to a vote, but it gave him good press publicity...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin and William M. Simmons, S | Title: Town-Gown War End Sees Harvard . . . . . . Cambridge Friends | 12/13/1950 | See Source »

University Department of Building and Grounds officials said last night that the worst damage came at 10 p.m. Saturday night when two brick chimneys in Grays Hall toppled through the roof, leaving holes that allowed rain to wash away the wall and ceiling plaster of four rooms. Three students living in the top floor suite will not be able to return for another two weeks, while the three students living on the floor below have been evicted by the workmen for about three days. No one was injured, though there was a sleeping Yale man in the top floor room...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Storm Causes Slight Local Damage | 11/27/1950 | See Source »

...conquering Turks immediately converted the "Church of Holy Wisdom" into a Mosque. Because the Islamic religion prohibits the depicting the the human figure in places of worship, the Turks covered over the Christian mosaic scenes with plaster and paint...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Staff, Alumni Funds Help Find Mosaic Treasure; Life Magazine Plans Color Feature On Istanbul Discoveries | 11/15/1950 | See Source »

Supported by the Institute, Whittemore and his workers began the painstaking task of removing the paint and plaster from the mosaics without injuring the delicate surface of the stones. Scaffolds 100 feet high, equipped with electric are lights and small chemical laboratories, were built to reach the highest pictures...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Staff, Alumni Funds Help Find Mosaic Treasure; Life Magazine Plans Color Feature On Istanbul Discoveries | 11/15/1950 | See Source »

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