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Word: playfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...leaders he had just seen-many of them, such as West Germany's Konrad Adenauer and Nationalist China's Chiang Kaishek, his friends. High in the sky he could also slip into a sweater and carpet slippers, read his detective stories, sip rye on the rocks, play the inevitable backgammon with Janet, or make plans to stop off for a swim some place where there were good beaches, say Bermuda, Venezuela or Ceylon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Freedom's Missionary | 6/1/1959 | See Source »

...little rabbits, a white rabbit and a black rabbit, lived in a large forest. They loved to spend all day playing together. "Let's play Hop Skip And Jump Me" said the little white rabbit. "Oh, let's . . . I wish you were all mine!" said the little black rabbit . . . All the other little rabbits came out to see how happy they both were, and they danced all night in the moonlight. And so the two little rabbits were wed and lived together happily in the big forest, eating dandelions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SOUTH: Of Rabbits & Races | 6/1/1959 | See Source »

...late Christian Dior will haul its entire summer collection to Moscow early in June. The House of Dior, in a cultural exposition unparalleled since the days of the czars, will be presented to Soviet bigwigs and Moscow's diplomatic corps, then move into a big public hall, play to proletarians (admission: $3 top) for six days. Asked by a Dior representative if the group could bring along the normal retinue of aides, hairdressers and some 120 models, a Soviet spokesman responded with a warm bear hug: "Take everything along! Take even a priest if you wish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 1, 1959 | 6/1/1959 | See Source »

...varsity can also point to several games as examples of what it could have done had it been able to play consistent lacrosse. First there was the Hofstra game, which the varsity won 5 to 4 in one overtime, playing well on a muddy field...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 5/29/1959 | See Source »

...season progressed, though, good performances became more sparse. The team members were rarely able to sustain the same level of play. For instance, against M.I.T., goalie Chris Stone turned in his best game of the spring, making several incredible saves. But the rest of the team played shoddily and the Crimson lost...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 5/29/1959 | See Source »

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