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Word: slings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...investigation, which was ordered by Dr. Michael A. Luongo, instructor in Legal Medicine, confirmed eyewitness reports that the rifle was discharged as Zilahy was adjusting its sling after shooting from a prone position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Zilahy Death Was Accident, Police Probe Indicates | 11/30/1949 | See Source »

...year-old freshman apparently pulled the trigger accidentally while adjusting his rifle strap, police said last night. According to conflicting reports of eyewitnesses, Zilahy picked up the rifle, a .22 calibre Winchester, and found the leather sling too tight. In either a sitting or kneeling position, he attempted to loosen the sling, they said. The gun discharged, and the bullet lodged in Zilahy's forehead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Dies of Wound In Target Practice Mishap | 11/29/1949 | See Source »

...lugubrious little man for whom life has suddenly become unbearably complex, Mickey sat up in his hospital room in powder-blue pajamas, his arm strapped up in a sling. Snapped Mickey: "I set myself up four nights in a row as a clay pigeon. [Attorney General] Howser must have had a hell of a tip." He was sure it was not a local bookie ("Every bookie in this town is a very close personal friend of mine," said Mickey firmly), nor imported Eastern gunmen. "I call New York, Chicago and Cleveland regular," said Mickey. "I'm a well-informed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Clay Pigeon | 8/1/1949 | See Source »

...like David trying to beat Goliath without a sling and stone. The varsity lacrosse team had plenty of spirit in its game with Williams yesterday; it played hard enough to make the final score close, but something was missing. Williams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Williams Beats Lacrosse Team, 8-6 | 5/19/1949 | See Source »

Over the boss's objections, the C.I.O. United Auto Workers bought an $11,600 armored Packard sedan for Walter Reuther, who still wears a sling around his right arm, shattered by a shotgun blast a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: After Due Consideration | 4/11/1949 | See Source »

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