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Word: ridded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...used-car dealer in Washington, N.C., hadn't got rid of that red and white 1978 Chrysler Newport so fast, it would have been easier for the big-city reporter to unravel the mystery that is still swirling around this little town. Because if the reporter had been able to examine the Chrysler, he might have found tell-tale traces of paint. And according to Gertrude Baker, the paint happened to be there because an outraged neighbor splattered it on the car after Dominique Wilkins, her son by an earlier marriage, decided to enroll in the University of Georgia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In North Carolina: The Strange Case of Dr. Dunk | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

McCue added, "I certainly didn't reach the decision out of any sense to be rid of an irritant. While the program did have an awkward incident, I've never felt it was an embarrassment...

Author: By Susan K. Brown and Richard F. Strasser, S | Title: K-School and GSD Consider Public Policy Program Merger | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

...reportedly have since returned to Cambodia, presumably having hidden their arms there. One obvious danger is that Hanoi might risk a direct attack into Thailand. Said a top Western diplomatic observer in Bangkok last week: "The war can easily spill over into Thailand. Hanoi wants very badly to get rid of the Khmer Rouge and may use hot pursuit to accomplish its purpose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deathwatch: Cambodia | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...were playing just-pretend in that tomb and suddenly found themselves in Dallas. Bobby is Romeo, and his Juliet is Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal), the daughter of a man Jock doublecrossed during his wildcatting days. Bobby brings her home to Southfork, and J.R. tries everything but cyanide to get rid of her. He is afraid that she will give Big Daddy - sorry, Jock - his first grandson and thus persuade the old man to make Bobby his heir. His tactics fail, but when Pam does become pregnant, the resourceful J.R. manages to get her into a scuffle, causing her to suffer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Big House on the Prairie | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Still, as a good soldier, Helms was dragged into operations against his better judgment. A case in point was the attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro. As the author describes the episode, John and Bobby Kennedy told the CIA to get rid of Castro. That is why Helms was so disgusted during the later Senate investigation of the CIA when Frank Church demanded written proof of an order to kill the Cuban leader. Helms felt like responding (but didn't): "Senator, how can you be so goddamned dumb? You don't put an order like that in writing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: High-Wire Act | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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