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Word: scalese (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Further liberalization of the segregation laws is promised, although the concessions, as always, will come too late to satisfy rising black aspirations. Last month urban blacks were authorized to hold 42 more kinds of jobs than before?including those of auctioneer, druggist, chiropractor and boardinghouse keeper. Officially, pay scales for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Defiant White Tribe | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

Nevertheless, it's easy for someone like Potysman to get lost in the gridiron shuffle. In a world of walking skyscrapers, Steve plays the part of the condominium. He stands only 5-ft. 10-in. tall and jiggles the scales at 165 lbs.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Steve Potysman: A Little Big Man | 11/11/1977 | See Source »

12:15 p.m. (Word count so far: 385.) Short break for inner movie about receiving Nobel Prize for literature. Psychiatrists call this the "grandiose fantasy." This imaginary acclaim is a neurotic compromise between the real self-scared, limited-and the ideal self-a literary conqueror. Says Manhattan Analyst Donald Kaplan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Beating Writer's Block | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

The President's plan for refinancing Social Security is in similar trouble. The Senate Finance Committee has already voted 11 to 3 against the use of general tax revenues to shore up the near-bankrupt fund; the House is expected to do the same. In addition, Carter wants to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Some Stern Tests Ahead | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

These are indeed Master Paintings and the emphasis should be on the plural. Like a Russian doll which twists apart revealing an identical painted doll, inside of which is another painted doll, until the repetition becomes a marvel, the rooms of the exhibit each open to show another artistic entity...

Author: By Eleni Constantine, | Title: Old Friends, Well Met | 5/3/1977 | See Source »

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