Word: propellent
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Today, Israel's biggest import is people. Partly because last year's military victory made the country more secure and stirred feelings of pride, immigration will double this year to 30,000. One-third will come from Western countries, bringing welcome skills that will help to propel the economy...
Equipped with auxiliary breathing or gans,* the 2-ft. fish can live out of water for hours and can propel itself along the ground on its stubby but muscular pectoral fins. It was introduced by a fish farmer several years ago near Fort Lauderdale, and quickly infiltrated the state's broad, interconnected drainage system. When scattered specimens began appearing in the canals and ponds of Palm Beach County in 1967, they were largely ignored. But this spring, astounded Fort Lauderdale residents discovered catfish scuttling across their lawns at night and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission assigned...
...disappointing year for the grapplers. There were injuries to a number of starters, but a couple of freshmen are expected to propel the team back into Ivy contention next year...
This afternoon Tom Nicosia, Harvard's 71st lacrosse captain, will lead the surging Crimson varsity against a muscle-bound Cornell team in a game that he thinks "will give us the needed impetus to propel the team to the Ivy title...
...equipment and other areas has rocketed City's sales from $8,500,000 in 1966 to a current rate of $400 million a year. If they get formal stockholder approval, last week's moves for Moore & McCormack (1967 sales: $100 million) and Allis-Chalmers ($822 million) will propel City to sales of some $1.3 billion a year-ranking it among the nation's 50 biggest corporations...