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Word: shut (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...songs themselves were faithful renditions, harsh, chord-oriented, charged tunes, that did, it's true, tend to run together a bit. I suspect the majority of the crowd was unfamiliar with the work as a whole (requests for Tommy were shut off with a brusque, "Where've ya been?"), and that hurt the performance some. Certain things were revealed: Townshend is a conservative guitarist--underneath the windmilling is a man who plays crisp licks and lines and is a master of transitions. He alternates finger-picking, chording and single notes with intelligence and grace, particularly...

Author: By Freddy Boyd, | Title: Quadrophenia: Townshend Redux | 12/13/1973 | See Source »

...Harvard squash team shut out Navy Saturday, 9-0, as the Midshipmen again failed to live up to their advance billing...

Author: By Richard A. Samp, | Title: Harvard Racquetmen Deal Navy Lopsided Loss, 9-0 | 12/10/1973 | See Source »

...demonstration--organized by the Attica Brigade, an anti-imperialist student group--came in the wake of a decision Thursday by the Farah Manufacturing Co. to shut down two more of its plants and lay off 900 workers...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Demonstrators Invade Filene's To Protest Farah Pants Sale | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

Harvard on Wednesday responded by organizing a special Programmed Energy Preservation Team (PEP) to implement the necessary changes in energy consumption. PEP chief Maurice E. Rice and a team of engineers have begun to traverse the 7.5 miles of underground steam tunnels nightly to shut off heat valves in classrooms and librariers, and to lower dormitory temperatures to 60 degrees. Engineers restore all building temperatures up to 68 degrees each morning...

Author: By Richard H.P. Sia, | Title: Texaco Begins Closing Valves On Harvard, Cambridge | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

Because classes at the Medical School operate under staggered vacation schedules, the calendar there remains unchanged. "It is not feasible to shut down facilities," Henry C. Meadow, associate dean of the Medical School, said yesterday...

Author: By Leslie J. Seifert, | Title: University Contemplates Additional Energy Moves | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

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