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Word: quicked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anybody help me with this reed?" calls out Sandy Jordan, a Virginia-accented neophyte and the only woman in a room filled with bearded young men. Timothy Britton, a piper, pipemaker and transcendental meditator, comes over to have a look. "The reed's cracked," he says after a quick inspection. "Here, try some Krazy Glue." More trouble from across the room: a cigar-chewing piper, improbably named Roy Rogers Jr., has a mysterious air leak. "Blow some smoke into the bag and see where it comes out," advises Britton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philadelphia Piping | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

While the students are clear about their goals, they are vague about their ties to North Korea, one of the world's most repressive Communist regimes. South Korean police are always quick to draw a link between students and the North or pro-Communist groups. Said Lee Yong Chang, the director of the national police, last week: "These student activities will provide pro- Communists with an opportunity for terrorism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea Onslaughts of Force and Fury | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...James Tyrone (Eric Oleson), the desire for quick money has supplanted the love of his family and his theatrical integrity. For Mary Tyrone (Susan Schwartz), a life filled with dreams and musical potential has ended in loneliness and regret. James Jr. (Daniel Zelman) is unable to hold down a job, and, though rebellious, seems destined to follow in his father's alcoholic footsteps. Only Edmund (Pier Carlo Talenti), the aspiring writer, might escape the family misery, and he could well be dying...

Author: By Ellen R. Pinchuk, | Title: Long Day's Journey Into Night | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...Dartmouth paid a lot of attention to Sarah," Delaney Smith said. "They were giving her a really quick double-team, but she handled it beautifully...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Women Cagers Hand Big Green Big Loss | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...fast -- four times as quick as the original. It is loud -- with stereo sound. It is expandable -- with six plug-in slots for peripheral devices. And for the first time on a Macintosh screen, it has color selected from a palette of 16 million hues and displayed on a 13-inch monitor. This week Apple Computer unveiled its Mac II, a spiffy unit priced at $3,899 (monitor not included). Yet the Mac II is most notable for a departure from Apple's previous products: with the proper accessories, it can run the huge library of software written...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMPUTERS: Color Me Blue, Says Mac II | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

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