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Word: proofing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Gone from the greystone building are the dinosaur skeletons which decorated the huge stairwell leading to the skylight; the stairs themselves have disappeared during the 15-month reconstruction. Precious scrolls and documents from China have been transferred to a fire-proof, air conditioned library on Divinity Avenue, while the scientific facilities have been centralized on Oxford St. for over 30 years...

Author: By Claude E. Welch jr., | Title: A 'New' Home for Modern Language Instruction | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Nov. 6--A U.N. fact-finding group reported today it failed to uncover proof of charges by Laos that it had been invaded by Communist troops from North Viet...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: UN Questions Laotian Charges That Chinese Invaded Viet Nam; Harris Seeks TV Practices Law | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

Hardly a householder in the U.S. needed proof of it, but the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last week sent out the news that the cost of living was up again. The overall hike in September amounted to .3% over August, bringing the current index to a record 125.2. Meaning: a dollar's worth by 1947-49 standards now costs the consumer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: Penny Pinch | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

...good part of the Kitchen-Sink work looks as if a plumber could have painted it, including some still lifes that focus hard on that hardy piece of English enamelware, the water closet. But at its best the new realism has the effect of a pint of bitter-tart proof that Englishmen can still face life with relish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Sink & Swim | 10/26/1959 | See Source »

...recent months, the Mirror has begun to wonder if, so far as its youthful readers are concerned, it might not have some hardening of the arteries. To Mirror Proprietor Cecil Harmsworth King and Editorial Director Hugh Cudlipp, the recent British elections were the chilling proof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Accent on Youth | 10/26/1959 | See Source »

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