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Word: takings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Like Bandelero!, a similar film, the mortality rate is very high so you should be careful who you take to it. I remember in the middle of the twenty minute slaughter that ends Bandelero!, the beautiful girl I had dragged along said to me, quite seriously, "I hate you for this!" I took my mother to 100 Rifles, which was also a mistake. You can't be too careful about these things if you want to enjoy long happy chunks of cinematic annihilation...

Author: By Tim Hunter, | Title: three New Westerns | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

...Regardless of what the motives were, if a thousand people show up about anything, I think it's significant. It's been a needle to spur us on to take a look at ourselves from the inside out," Brown said. "We're in the midst of that process right now. I can't really say how long it will take. We ought to take all the time we need to look at the whole structure of the Coop, but there is not reason for us to drag our feet. In fact, if we had wanted to change by-laws...

Author: By Alan S. Geismer jr., | Title: When Will the Coop Ever Change? | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

...strong interest on their part. There ought to be some representation of group as large as that, even if they are a minority in terms of the total membership. I'm worried that a thousand people showed up and got nothing for it. So we're trying to take a look at the total make-up of the Coop's directors and how they get there so that we can do a more representative...

Author: By Alan S. Geismer jr., | Title: When Will the Coop Ever Change? | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

...solutions to the Coop's voting procedure are far from obvious. In response to the sudden interest last fall, the board of directors is trying to take a long, careful look at its own structure. Brown points out that changing the by-laws is not as simple as it seems; "The by-laws are put together very tightly. If you start to tamper with any part, they all begin to come apart. By analyzing the whole corporate structure, hopefully by summer we will be able to come up with a more satisfactory method of getting a representative and responsible board...

Author: By Alan S. Geismer jr., | Title: When Will the Coop Ever Change? | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

...humorous letter of acceptance written by the News' Marathon coach David H. Nix, the following bold words announced their confidence: "Ye of the uncivilized north take heed, and decided now whether you dare follow through on your presumptuous challenge, for we vow to show no mercy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Daily Runners Accept Crimson Marathon Challenge | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

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