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Word: reals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...objective of such an offensive would, of course, be to create as much disruption and seize as much real estate as possible in the South before the negotiators in Paris finally get down to serious discussions. The Communists are fully aware that possession is nine-tenths of the war, as it is of the law, and that the more territory they can secure before the talks get serious, the better their bargaining position will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: A Scramble for Real Estate | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...they had just conducted the first truly scientific tests ever made on the subject. Their findings, which appear in Science magazine, confirm some popular ideas about marijuana's effects and expose others as completely false. The drug, the investigators concluded, "appears to be a relatively mild intoxicant, with minor, real, shortlived effects." It seems to have a greater effect on thinking and perception than on reflexes and coordination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Effects of Marijuana | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...wide range of books and articles, Merton returned again and again to themes of social justice and a quiet, but very absolute pacifism. He lent his name to many antiwar organizations, resolutely opposed the Viet Nam war. Just two months ago, he characterized some student activists he met as "real modern monks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Death of Two Extraordinary Christians | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...pass, and once he has the ball "turns upfield and just knocks somebody over. He'll not out-nifty anybody, but with his size he bowls over the de fense like duckpins." Some scouts say Kwalick will have to learn a bit more about blocking to become a real pro star. Sellers, the top college receiver this season, with 86 receptions, is a swift, shifty end already running the kind of pass patterns the pros prize. His strongest asset: "a complete disregard for personal welfare when going after the ball." A close runner-up is Jim Seymour, Notre Dame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: TIME's All-America: The Pick of the Pros | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

...through brokerage houses in New York. Another trick is to phone a New York broker designated by a Swiss bank and use a code name to place an order. The broker executes the order for the account of the Swiss bank and winds up with no record of the real buyer's identity. Since foreign banks are not taxed at all on trading profits-and at a maximum rate of only 30% on stock dividends-U.S. citizens, especially those in higher tax brackets, can often lighten their tax bills by channeling their stock deals through the banks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: How Some Americans Play It | 12/20/1968 | See Source »

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