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Word: touched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...knows I'm over 80--they think I'm 55," Denhard says with a touch of pride. He explains that "enjoying people, entertaining them" has kept him young. Denhard is certainly not a typical octagenarian: he can bench press 250 Ibs., for instance. He also maintains there is little danger in escape work for him: "This is easy for me: They tie me up, and in just a few seconds. I wriggle right...

Author: By Brian L. Zimbler, | Title: Fit to be Tied | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

...radio checks. But these checks became more and more frequent as the hours passed: from every 30 minutes to 20, then ten and finally two. Shortly after midnight Frankfurt told the planes: "We have lost all telephone and telex connections. You are our only means of communication. Keep in touch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Terror and Triumph at Mogadishu | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

Owner Steinbrenner on future trades: "I'm not going to touch this team. How can you touch a club like this? We're just going to try to get them all back together and do it again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Now for a Long, Hot Winter | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

...bring back some fond memories, because remember how many times Dad used to drag me to Brown to see football games on Saturday afternoons. You know what, I don't think Brown ever won. And you know what else. I would have much preferred to stay home and play touch football in Buttonwood Park than see Brown-Lafayette games in Providence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dear Mom | 10/29/1977 | See Source »

That spirit is evident in the actions of quarterback Brian Towne, who quickly stripped his tackle gear, ran over to the touch football field, and threw four touchdowns in a 32-6 triumph. "It's a big, happy family at Winthrop," says athletic secretary Lou Marczuk. "I know that sounds corny, but it's true--people in the House are psyched up when it comes to intramurals," he adds, recalling the senior tutor who cut his class short in order to run in the cross-country race...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: 'I Love to Bang Heads!' | 10/28/1977 | See Source »

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