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Word: think (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Russians have removed civilians from along their side of the border to carve out a twelve-mile-deep no man's land in order to "intensify the threat of war against China." The Chinese frenetically warned citizens that it was a "false and deadly dangerous idea" to think that such a conflict would be restricted to the border...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A BATTLE ON THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...among other things, people could just get enough vitamin C. An optimal intake of the vitamin could mean a 10% improvement in physical and mental health. "What would be the consequences for the world," Pauling asked, "if the national leaders and the people as a whole were to think just 10% more clearly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 22, 1969 | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...reflected in a question to the panel about media as a singular term and medias as a plural. Taking a swipe at Madison Avenue, Columnist Russell Baker declared: "In Latin, prefer Cicero to BBDO." Asked to rule on erratas as a plural form, Poet Donald Davidson despaired: "To think that we have lived to see the day when such a question can be asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Language: A Defense of Elegance | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...solution in St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians 15:29, where the apostle asks, "Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?" Many Biblical scholars think that Paul was merely mentioning a practice of some early Christians to illustrate the Christian belief in resurrection, but the Mormons took the passage as a mandate. As a result, Mormons today not only baptize, marry, and "seal for time and eternity" living family members to one another, but perform these...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mormons: Bringing In the Ancestors | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...lured out of retirement for the 1970 season. Dr. Robert Woods, the Dodger physician, noted that the big pitcher's injury "could heal in several months." Teammate Maury Wills, who quit earlier this year and then returned shortly thereafter, insists that "I know Don is not finished. I think he will be anxious to show up at spring training next year and see if he can come back." Not a chance, says Drysdale. "I'm going to miss it," he says. "Quitting has left me with an empty feeling. But this is final. I'm through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Departure of Big D | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

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