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Word: steams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...punching, unrefined sort of fighter, started strong. He dashed out throwing punches, carried the fight to Olson for the first three rounds. Bobo, a clever boxer without a killing punch, backtracked nimbly, protected his head with his arms, and bided his time. As Turpin began to run out of steam-he had boxed less than 30 rounds in training -Bobo began his own offensive: a rat-tat-tat of light lefts and rights with just enough poke to them to keep Turpin off balance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: For Sugar's Crown | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...people in McKay's native Portland, Ore. They are supplied by the Portland General Electric Co., which counts on Bonneville for almost three-fourths of its power needs. Last year, when water was low and less power was generated, P.G.E. had to buy costlier steam-generated power (eight mills per kw., v. two mills for Bonneville power), and the state permitted a 20% increase in electric bills. With the prospect of more public power for private companies, these householders' rates should come down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: Break for Private Power | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...details trickled out of Paris, and they were enough to raise U.S. eyebrows. In return for coal, crude oil and corn, France will send Russia 100,000 tons of rolled-steel products, 3,000 tons of lead, 3,000 tons of cork, six 5,000-ton freighters, 25 steam boilers and 200 cranes plus several shipments of textiles and North African fruits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WORLD TRADE: Do Russians Mean Business? | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...There is no satisfactory method of sterilizing such apparatus," Chang explained. "Organisms from one piece of meat may be transmitted later," he added. A live steam gun is now being experimented with as a sterilize for grinders and slices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Doctor Blames Sunday Sickness on An 'Organism-Coated Meat Grinder' | 10/28/1953 | See Source »

...hotel in nearby Malibu has announced a new service for interested guests: coeducational steam baths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Rich, Full Life | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

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