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Word: tilled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victims could only pray that the violence in the heartland, and the despair that has incited it, would subside. In Iowa City, 1,500 mourners jammed a memorial service for Hughes, where the Rev. Henry Greiner called on elected officials to "heed the cries of those who till the soil and feed the nation." In Lone Tree, Dale and Emily Burr were buried side by side in a cemetery just a mile from their farm. The day ^ before, Richard Goody's widow turned down the offer of a military funeral for her husband even though, as a Viet Nam veteran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Couldn't Manage Any More | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

...major cause. But Reagan, who grew increasingly angry as he mulled over the G.O.P. defections, ordered his lieutenants to try to revive the moribund bill last week. Said Treasury Secretary James Baker as he headed off to Capitol Hill to cajole and arm-twist, "It ain't over till it's over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look, Ma! No Hands! | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

Captain Scott Fusco thinks all the attention is good for Harvard. "It's good for the program," the fifth-year senior says. "Harvard's thought of as one of the elite schools in college hockey. Before, it took 'till February to break the rankings...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Tabbed for the Top | 11/15/1985 | See Source »

Wanda: Let's say I come home and say, "What a day I had!" Nine times out of ten you will say, "Your day! Wait till you hear about my day!" That's no good. What you have to do is ask two concerned questions and recapitulate the emotions I am expressing. It's supposed to go something like this: "What a day I had!" "I figured something was wrong when you weren't home at 6. What happened?" "My boss is putting a lot of pressure on me." "You sound really upset. What kind of pressure is he putting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Getting a Headlock on Wedlock | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

EVER HAVE TOO MUCH spaghetti at an Italian restaurant? Spaghetti isn't the most glamorous of meals, but it's good solid food. But eat too much of it, and the pasta expands in the stomach till the fork-twister feels like a lead zeppelin...

Author: By T. M. Doyle, | Title: Too Much Sauce | 11/8/1985 | See Source »

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