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Word: propmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...America," said Pistol Shooter Ruby Fox, and Brooklyn Boxer Mark Breland added, "My town has really turned out the troops." These days, ticker tape is scarce in Lower Manhattan, though a bit of the stuff was donated by Wall Street and some was imported from Connecticut. Mostly, the propmen in the upper windows threw down computer paper by the reel, toilet tissue by the roll and strips of shredded evidence. Even the boxers were warned not to wear their medals; in its brightest mood, New York is still a chain-snatcher's town. When too many spectators perched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One Last U.S. Victory Lap | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

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