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Word: tomming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...group of five relatively inexperienced freshmen gave the Crimson a strong boost in the weight events against the Cavaliers. Tom McDevitt led off the strong Yardling performance by tossing the hammer 173 ft. for first place in that event. Gary Quantock then led a sweep in the shotput with his first-place 49-ft. 8-in. throw...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Crimson Trackmen Down Virginia, William and Mary | 4/6/1976 | See Source »

Stroking the new varsity was Ollie Scholle, a senior who had been docked with a knee injury since rowing in the number-two position of the 1974 varsity. In the important stern seats were two sophomores, Tom Howes and George Aitken...

Author: By Amy Sacks, | Title: Harvard Crew Triumphs In San Diego Invitational | 4/6/1976 | See Source »

...Vegas to teach him how to cut the deck, and some genuine cowboys to school him in horseplay. He seemed a natural for the saddle; after all, recalled Segal, "as a child I won first prize in an Andy Devine sing-along contest and second prize in a Tom Mix dance contest." And how does he ride after all those lessons? "Like Andy Devine sings and Tom Mix dances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 5, 1976 | 4/5/1976 | See Source »

...minutes of the most hilarious TV that is likely to be seen this year." The scripts may be uneven, but the show boasts an infectiously loopy cast headed by the irresistibly dolorous Louise Lasser, whose Mary is a birdbrain worthy of Audubon, and Greg Mullavey as her flaccid husband Tom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: King Lear | 4/5/1976 | See Source »

Life on the ground was more trying and complex-as if Herman Melville had written Tom Swift. The press made a mockery of his quest for privacy. Today, no self-respecting journalist can read the lurid coverage of the Lindbergh kidnaping case without feeling embarrassment for his craft. "Experiencing a kind of publicity hitherto known only by royal families, Presidents, or movie stars, we had none of the official protection on public figures," recalls Mrs. Lindbergh in the latest installment of her diaries and letters (The Flower and the Nettle; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich). Her recollection is the main theme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Sky Lover | 3/29/1976 | See Source »

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