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Word: quietly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mystery. With the body prepared, the army permitted newsmen and thousands of curious townfolk to file past for a glimpse of the mysterious foreigner, laid out atop a long concrete sink. On into the night, the quiet, stone-faced peasants continued past the body, shining flashlights eerily into the dark, bearded, open-eyed countenance. Even soldiers who moved through the line stood and gaped until a guard barked at them to move along. Two days after his death, Che's fingers were cut off for further fingerprinting, and his body was cremated-an unusual step in a Catholic country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latin America: End of a Legend | 10/20/1967 | See Source »

...life has bred in her a hard pride easily taken for snobbery. A foreigner feels it quickly, for like many Sabras, she is reserved toward strangers. Her quiet, brown eyes can fix a newcomer, penetrate and turn away with cruel coldness...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: Israel: Three Voices of Ayeleth | 10/19/1967 | See Source »

...wild and unpopular. He would borrow kibbutz tractors and take joy-rides into the fields--a dangerous past-time with Syrian snipers in the hills and both the Lebanese and Syrian borders nearby. And few of his age-group respected him, despite his obvious ability. Rooms would fall quiet and slowly empty when he entered...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: Israel: Three Voices of Ayeleth | 10/19/1967 | See Source »

There is nothing special about Yael. She is quiet, short, a little too heavy, not very pretty. But one thing makes her different. Yael is not a member of Ayeleth Hashachar. She is from the city, from Tel Aviv...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: Israel: Three Voices of Ayeleth | 10/19/1967 | See Source »

...like a preppie who has gone hip with recently acquired metal rimmed glasses and striped pants. Jon is small and mouse-like and, according to Elektra producer Paul Rothchild, one of the most brilliant drummers around. The third Door was Robby, and I will tell you he is very quiet and seemed like he had a lot inside because you will not hear from him again except for two or three phrases...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Alexander, | Title: Psychedelic Revolution in Rock 'n' Roll: Confessions of Four Doors Who Made It | 10/13/1967 | See Source »

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