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Word: reddish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...miles to the south, on the tiny island of Camiguin in the Mindanao Sea, a violent earthquake warned natives that towering Hibok-Hibok might be preparing for another eruption. Last December its molten lava and deadly gases killed hundreds of Camiguenos (TIME, Dec. 17). Now, after the earthquake, a reddish glow in the sky above the volcano is an almost sure sign that the lava has again boiled close to the rim of the crater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Birth of an Island | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

...month, workmen from the Department of Buildings and Grounds have been scraping and washing the walls and ceiling of the transept, which divides Memorial Hall and Sanders Theatre, to prepare the surfaces for painting. The ceiling, now a dull mahogany from age, will be restored to its original reddish-gold wood stain, while walls will be painted buff brown with colored striping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Renovates Transept | 3/24/1952 | See Source »

...than the women. To most European male skiers, the sport is less a sport than a career that success can further into a profession; most U.S. skiers are college men with other careers in mind. Among the U.S. men, the best bet is Salt Lake City's Jack Reddish, on Navy leave, who won a fourth in the 1950 F.I.S. (Fédération Internationale de Ski) world championships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: She Skis for Fun | 1/21/1952 | See Source »

Last week Explorer Shipton was still not prepared to settle the argument once & for all. But he admitted that Sen Tensing, his porter, claimed to have seen one of the monsters once in Tyangbochi. It was about 5 ft. 6 in. tall, said Sen. It was covered with reddish-brown hair but had a hairless face. Explorer Shipton was "convinced "of Sen's sincerity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Legend of the Himalayas | 12/17/1951 | See Source »

...Hubbard was not scheduled to speak. Instead, there was a reddish-colored tape recorder sitting at one end of the room, watched over by a young man in a neat blue suit. On the tape was recorded the voice of Dianetics' founder, L. Ron Hubbard...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Cabbages and Kings | 11/30/1951 | See Source »

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