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Word: skying (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...carnival of the auto show. The 300 cars and 60 motorcycles are roped off from the crush of the public, the starflake paint mirroring the mustache and leather jacket of a hot-rodder bending close to inspect the chrome-plated carburetors, and his little brother in jeans and a Ski-Doo jacket peering in to see how high the speedometer goes. Down the aisle sits "Peaches and Kreme," a 1934 Ford coupe with a 1968 Corvette engine and a body painted "Campus Creme" on top and "Bronze Starflake" below (and a sign: DO NOT TOUCH THIS CAR UNLESS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: Auto Shows: They Love Speed | 3/19/1973 | See Source »

...Radcliffe Ski Team finished a close second to UMass in the final slalom race of the season Saturday, but regained control of the New England Women's Intercollegiate Ski Conference (NEWISC) championship after a year off the slopes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Cliffe Tops Ski League, Places 2nd in Last Race | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

...citizens now take for granted-the pervasive signs of economic growth and prosperity. London, Paris, Milan and Frankfurt are cacophonous with construction and clogged with cars. An international network of autostradas, Autobahnen and autoroutes links the Continent's major (and even minor) cities. In winter, such fashionable ski resorts as Gstaad, Chamonix and St. Moritz are booked solid; in summer, there is a mass migration from Europe's colder climes to such resorts as the Costa Brava and the Costa del Sol, as well as to (almost) unspoiled beaches on Sardinia and Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: Soaring Growth, Spiraling Inflation | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.-A University of Nevada skier died yesterday after he lost control on an icy course and crashed in the wooded area of the Middlebury Ski Bowl...

Author: By Timothy G.carlson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Nevada Skier Dies After Vt. Accident During Practice for NCAA Downhill | 3/7/1973 | See Source »

Radcliffe skiers have won their conference title in six out of the last seven years. Last season, due to general apathy, the 'Cliffe did not field a ski team, but this year there are so many students interested in competitive skiing that Radcliffe has both varsity and junior varsity teams...

Author: By Nicholas Lemann, | Title: Radcliffe Skiers Overwhelm Nine Opponents | 3/6/1973 | See Source »

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