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Word: reel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Putting into Portland, Ore. for repairs on his teeth, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas dropped into a dentist's chair, decided it was as good a place as any to reel off some mental floss. Samples : 1) he considers this month's successful assault of Kashmir's Nanga Parbat by German climbers a "far tougher'' feat than the Hillary-Tenzing conquest of Everest; 2) Syngman Rhee is the "George Washington" of Korea, and deserves America's sympathy and support, as does Mohammed Mossadegh, "the first great ruler in [Iran's] history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 27, 1953 | 7/27/1953 | See Source »

before the end of the reel. And if they fade me early or dissolve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Life on the Right Bank | 6/15/1953 | See Source »

...University debating team topped a picked English crew, with Barrett Williams, F. W. Lorenzen, and A. F. Reel speaking for Harvard...

Author: By Michael Halbersiam, | Title: Copey, Clothes, Church Were Issues; During '28's Momentous Last Year | 6/10/1953 | See Source »

Roger M. Kyes, Assistant Secretary of Defense, formerly associated with General Electric. Isadore H. Y. Muchnick, chairman of the Boston Schools Committee. Benjamin Rowland, professor of Fine Arts at Harvard. William G. Saltonstall, Headmaster of Exeter, Oliver S. Picher, Major-General in the U.S. Air Force, A. Frank Reel, labor lawyer who was on the defense council for Japan's General Yamoshito, and who later wrote a book defending the hanging of Yamoshito. Frederick R. Weed, Headmaster of Roxbury Latin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roster of Returning Class Holds Many Famous Names | 6/8/1953 | See Source »

Loose from the critical reel...

Author: By Michael J. Halberstam, | Title: Paris Review | 4/10/1953 | See Source »

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