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Word: silver (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spirit of filial devotion. The abolition of Greek and Latin entrance requirements, the establishment of Radcliffe and Social Relations--these were received with stunned but obedient submission. Now the time for silence is past; the time has come to speak out, for Harvard's Ages of Gold and Silver are forever gone, and usurping Brass anticks in its vulgar triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Age That Is Past | 4/22/1961 | See Source »

...reporters scribbled, Jomo flashed toothy smiles, produced charm, vigor, and quick answers in a three-hour verbal marathon. Belying the stories of his senility, Kenyatta looked at least ten years younger than his admitted 71 years. He wore a fly whisk chained to his wrist with a band of silver, sported a gay red tie and a brand-new leather jacket. As he spoke, the old, grey-flecked spade beard bobbed emphatically: "I shall always be an African nationalist to the end . . . but I have never been a violent man ... I condemned and denounced (Mau Mau) oathing at many public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: A Word from Jomo | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

...poorly organized and obviously inaccurate propaganda could do little damage to the towering scientific feat. Just two days after his trip, Yuri Gagarin got a hero's reception in Moscow. Red Square, the city's ceremonial center, was decked out in festive dress. Banners fluttered from tall silver flagpoles; streetcars, buses, autos, lampposts and buildings were draped with bunting. Portraits of the cosmonaut were spotted all over the city, and bookstalls were already peddling his biography. Crowd barriers were in place and honor guards lined the 20-mile route to Vnukovo Airport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Cruise of the Vostok | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

Second indication of Athens' strong-tactics was the issuing of the , which insisted "violently " that Athenian coins, , and measures be used through- Aegean, and gave only Athens the mint silver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meggis Reviews Athens' Troubles | 4/20/1961 | See Source »

Excitement ran just as high in Detroit after its Red Wings had beaten the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team that had led the league through much of the 70-game schedule. For the first time since 1950, the play-off for the big silver cup donated by Canada's Governor General Lord Stanley back in 1893 is an all *American-affair. Even as they wait for next year, Canadian fans realize that power is now so equally divided between the National Hockey League's top four teams that for the next few seasons the cup play-offs should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: American Affair | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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