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Word: tins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...blased pre-match ratings, West lost two of the first three games and fell behind 12-9 in the final before turning on the late spree that won the match. He took five straight points to pick up a 14-12 lead, and then dumped a shot into the tin to make the score 14-13, but won on the next point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Defeats Crimson In 5-4 Squash Match; Late Contests Crucial | 2/27/1961 | See Source »

With no ball to shoot, young Oscar used to shy tin cans at the basket. When he was eight, he got a small ball that he would solemnly wash with soap and water every night. Not until he was eleven did he get his first full-sized ball, the discard of one of the families for whom his mother was then working as a domestic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Graceful Giants | 2/17/1961 | See Source »

Remember How Great (NBC, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). The Tin Pan Alley hits of the past three decades aired by Andy Williams, Connie Francis and Harry James, among others. Host: Jack Benny. Color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Feb. 10, 1961 | 2/10/1961 | See Source »

Probability and Statistics also provides interesting listening for students not seeking credits. Early morning viewers are greeted by tin soldiers, stuffed toys, building blocks, electric trains, ping pong balls and pizza pies, which Mosteller uses to illustrate the principles of probability...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NBC Offers Statistics Course for Credit | 2/7/1961 | See Source »

...Lumumba's cousin) as heads of a new territory to be known as "Lualaba," the invaders occupied village after village in Katanga's northern wilds, where the local Baluba tribesmen were happy to welcome any enemies of the Tshombe regime. At Manono, center of Katanga's tin mining, the interlopers stopped, dug in, and announced establishment of Lualaba's new capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congo: The Bad Dream | 1/20/1961 | See Source »

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