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Word: rids (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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During a lie-detector test, DeLisle broke down, admitting that he had deliberately driven into the river. Why? According to Galeski, he wanted "to get rid of his present burdens: his wife and his children." DeLisle, who owes some $13,000 in bills and loans, was charged with four counts of murder and one of attempted murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Father Lifts His Burdens | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

...bleepin'] right. First it was WWF wrestling. Then, Benny Hill. Now, they've gotten rid of Morton Downey...

Author: By Julio Verala, | Title: Life Without Mort Downey | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

...your ordinary bad guys. They keep zillions of Krugerrands on hand to finance their chicanery. They have a getaway helicopter conveniently waiting in downtown Los Angeles at the end of a car chase that totals dozens of innocent drivers. Now if only this gang could shoot straight, they might rid the world of Detectives Riggs and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) -- and spare moviegoers further sequels to the loathable smash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: We Don't Need Another Heroid | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

...chronicles the mounting debacle of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which began with the announced goal of ending the safe haven enjoyed by Yasser Arafat and his Palestine Liberation Organization troops. In this Israel succeeded. That was almost easy, since a lot of Lebanese also wanted to get rid of the P.L.O. The Israeli soldiers were welcomed as saviors: "Everywhere you went in Lebanon, Jews were getting their pictures taken. This was not a nation at war, it was a nation on tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Battling The Myths and Dogma | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

Before Johnny shed Jody, he acquired an announcer named Ed McMahon. This was to become one of the enduring show-business partnerships, but not until some rules were established. Carson's first Tonight show bandleader, Skitch Henderson, remembers the "many times I watched Johnny trying to get rid of Ed." Then McMahon stopped reaching for his own laughs and settled into the long-running role of Mr. Subservience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Heeeeere's Johnny! | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

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