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Word: rocke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...North we have a long, long way to go in the unshackling of our prejudices, but thank God we're still not in the rock-throwing stage, but those participating students at Alabama University would do better in their studies and have a better chance of success in their chosen fields if they forgot about Miss Autherine Lucy [Feb. 20] and opened their books to the assigned pages. All of them might make a stronger America if they would eat their eggs, leave the rocks in the garden, and direct their animosities toward the real threat of Communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 27, 1956 | 2/27/1956 | See Source »

...swinging improvisations did not seem so improvised any more. But this exhibit from the past-venerable enough to have a movie made about his life-was still able to show a new generation that there is something besides Dixieland, "progressive," and the noise called rock-'n'-roll. "One of the worst things about this stuff they play nowadays," said Benny, "is what it does to the musicians. I had an awful time trying to get some guys together who could really deliver music. A little while ago I went over to Birdland to see what was going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Benny Is Back | 2/20/1956 | See Source »

Besides Martin, other major officers elected last week were Robert B. Hill '57 of North Little Rock, Ark, and Dunster House, vice-president; George H. Shapiro '58 of Atlanta, Ga. and Dunster House, bulletin editor; David N. Smith '58 of Saranac Lake, N.Y. and Kirkland House, treasurer; and Joseph L. Heisler, Jr. '57 of Wayne, Pa. and Winthrop House, secretary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Butler Will Address Mock Meeting Here | 2/20/1956 | See Source »

...original finding of Cave One at Qumran, near the Dead Sea, makes a romantic tale of chance. Two shepherds, searching for a stray goat, climbed four hundred feet up a steep rock-fall. One of them casually tossed a rock to scare the goat. The missile entered a small hole, and there was a sudden clatter of pottery. Inquisitive, the two crawled in and observed several tall jars and a pile of debris. When leaving they took several foul-smelling scrolls, rolled up inside the jars...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Story of Uncertainty | 2/16/1956 | See Source »

...proves a success, Rock Island will eventually convert entirely to lightweight trains. Said President Downing B. Jenks: "We think the train will prove so economical to buy and operate that we'll be able to reduce fares while giving better service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RAILROADS: New Train | 2/13/1956 | See Source »

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