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Word: tells (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Witness after witness took the stand to tell how she had conspired to have her daughter-in-law killed to reclaim the affections of her son Frank, an owl-eyed, 30-year-old lawyer who held hands with her in public, talked with a lisp, was known around the courthouse as "Wicked Wascal Wabbit." Most explicit of all the witnesses were two Santa Barbara ex-convicts, who testified that mother Duncan offered them $6,000 to kill Frank's pregnant wife. They lured her into a rented automobile, beat her into unconsciousness with a pistol, strangled her, then dumped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEQUELS: The Same Mother | 3/30/1959 | See Source »

...always a pleasure to find some news of Amherst in the pages of the CRIMSON, but I must tell you that the name of our good dean is ESTY, not Estey as it appeared in the editorial of the 25th...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOCAL COLOUR | 3/27/1959 | See Source »

...inspire four ideals in its students: the democratic, the scientific, the Christian, and the joy of learning. The presentation of these ideals is certainly neglected and needed in American colleges. Williams may often stroke with too broad a brush and with too vivid color, but any perceptive student can tell you that his criticisms are legitimate and vital...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: Modern University Professor: Does He Fiddle as Rome Burns? | 3/26/1959 | See Source »

...first official season as head coach next year, Brooks will have excellent material which has the physical potential to hit a new plateau but only time will tell how high...

Author: By Thomas M. Pepper, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/25/1959 | See Source »

...They enlarged it here and enlarged it there-until finally the good sisters had to stop because Venice is on the sea and splash! they ran the risk of falling in." He concluded: "Now let us pray for you, for your families, and also for the Pope-because, to tell the truth, I want to live a long time. I like to live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Old Man | 3/23/1959 | See Source »

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