Word: solids
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...comet in question has apparently been disintegrating for centuries, strewing its orbit with solid particles. Every year, in mid-November, the earth passes through this orbit, and some of these enter our atmosphere and burn up, producing a yearly shower of shooting stars. But the fantastic spectacle of 1833, as well as similar ones in 1799 and 1866, come from a large swarm of particles which only comes by every 33 years...
Halfback Vic Gatto had one of his finest days, gaining 111 yards rushing and scoring one touchdown. The solid sophomore picked his spots beautifully and shifted easily on the slippery turf...
With the Congress Party's solid majority, the censure motions had no chance of success. Nor was the party that has ruled India since 1947 in any danger of losing control next February. But within the party itself, there was some grumbling about the lady Prime Minister. Some Congress members blamed her tendency to capitulate in the face of public demonstrations for encouraging pressure groups to bully the government. When the goldsmiths took to the streets last August to protest against government control of the gold content in jewelry, Indira caved in and relaxed official supervision. Similarly, last week...
...Trios were delightful, and in the recapitulations the Minuet overcame its initial rhythmic weakness. The last repetition was almost perfect, and thus served as a final reminder that the performance was a solid one, marred only by the unfortunate surfeit of strings...
...living alone all but barricaded themselves in their apartments; the demand for watchdogs-dogs of any kind -kept the local pound empty. Unable to run down a single clue to the Strangler's identity, the police in desperation tried to track him with the aid of an advanced, solid-state computer, and finally-in the most bizarre touch of all -enlisted the help of people claiming to have extrasensory perception...