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Word: shell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Driver James Stowe tested the shell of the wreckage and fired more sparks. To his passengers, Stowe made a grim announcement. If they stayed in their seats they would survive; if they tried to climb out, or touched metal, they would probably be electrocuted. Woodenly, 19 survivors huddled inside, gasped as they heard Melanie Jane whimpering close by. As the lightning flashed they could see the baby crawling back toward the bus. Chicago-bound Eduardo Ramos shouted for her to go back, to stay away. But in each glimpse she came closer. Suddenly, after an agonizing half-hour, there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILDREN: Alone in the Dark | 5/26/1958 | See Source »

...once--this eight to midnight grind with weekends off. So on Friday you tie one on and talk about it for a week and call it excitement. Big thrill! It's a cream-puff world with less kicks than a bird-bath swim, and you make it a shell game and like...

Author: By John B. Radner, | Title: Just Passing Through | 5/20/1958 | See Source »

Although Yale was in the lead most of the way, the Crimson shell was never far behind. The varsity jumped ahead at the start but the Elis closed the gap in the first quarter of a mile and slowly ground out a lead. With one half mile to go they were ahead a half a length...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Heavyweight Varsity Places Third As Yale Wins Sprints at Princeton | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

...varsity was three-quarters of a length behind the Elis and had over a length lead on Pennsylvania and Syracuse when Lawrence caught a reverse feather crab which knocked him out of the shell. Jim McClennen, rowing seven, led the crew for the closing stretch...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Heavyweight Varsity Places Third As Yale Wins Sprints at Princeton | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

...freshman event the rugged Crimson crew rowed to a seven foot victory over Pennsylvania in the second fastest time of the day. Several times the freshmen seemed ready to pull ahead as they understroked the Red and Blue crew for most of the race. The Penn shell gained slightly on the Crimson boat as both crews drove across the finish line rowing about...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Heavyweight Varsity Places Third As Yale Wins Sprints at Princeton | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

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