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Word: towering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pound piece of slate bouncing down one flight of stairs of a Leverett House tower will produce approximately $700 worth of damage, according to a preliminary estimate by Leverett House authorities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rolling Stone Gathers $700 Damage For Two Leverett House Students | 10/5/1964 | See Source »

...meadow by the River Cherwell, St. Catherine's low, flat roofs (maximum height: 30 ft.) blend with, rather than dominate, a horizon defined by trees (see opposite page). Only the high, spare bell tower-two planes joined by minimal struts-provides collegiate symbolism. Inside the grounds the pattern is yellow-beige brick (Jacobsen had several walls knocked down and laid again), sweeps of floor-to-ceiling glass and marble-smooth concrete beams-all interspersed with gardens, courts and a reflecting pool. The quadrangle is a rond-point of greensward offering a single, artfully off-centered tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: On from Antiquity | 10/2/1964 | See Source »

...YORK STATE. For 500 the fairgoer is whisked 226 ft. up into the pavilion tower for a panoramic view of Mosesland surrounded by acres and acres of cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New York Fair: Sep. 25, 1964 | 9/25/1964 | See Source »

...YORK STATE. For 50? the fairgoer is whisked 226 ft. up into the pavilion tower for a panoramic view of Mosesland surrounded by acres and acres of cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New York Fair: VIEWS | 9/11/1964 | See Source »

...city itself offers more action and interaction than any other major conurbation outside New York. There are 1,052 pachinko parlors constantly pocking the air with the jangle of small metal pinballs, 527 movie houses, 30 bowling alleys, a triple-decker golf driving range near the Tokyo Tower, four full-scale symphony orchestras, three opera companies, three baseball parks (drawing as many as 45,000 spectators a night) and of course there is the Kabuki Theater. There is also Tokyo's industry to be seen-the vast Honda plant that cranks out motorcycles of all sizes and speeds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: A Reek of Cement In Fuji's Shadow | 9/11/1964 | See Source »

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