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Word: tuned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...talk at Currier House, Seeger started singing the tune, "'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free, 'tis a gift to come down, where you ought to be..." And in a swelling chorus smacking of an old movie, the Currier students joined in unison to the old Quaker tune. It would have made such a pleasant addition to "Bound for Glory...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: 'Tis a Gift To Be Simple, "Tis a Gift To Be Free | 3/4/1977 | See Source »

...teams finish so close that percentage differences are meaningless, the ECAC gets to step in and do things like compare the season series--if there was one--between the schools. Which means that Providence has two victories and an edge over Harvard, RPI over Providence, and so forth...Just tune in next week, will you? M.K.S...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: For Harvard, One Yale of a Weekend | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...American Nazi Party changed its name after the 1967 assassination of Founder George Lincoln Rockwell, but not its loathsome ideology. Now known as the National Socialist White People's Party, the group has a songbook that includes the following ditty (to the tune of Jingle Bells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Neo-Nazi Groups: Artifacts of Hate | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

Danehy faults Ralph for being "a very difficult man to get along with--he wants everything his own way." He says Ralph originally campaigned for county commissioner as an opponent of county government, but that he "quickly changed his tune" when he began enjoying the vast patronage at his disposal as a commissioner. Ralph reverted to his old stand against the county, Danehy asserts, only after McLaughlin's appointment undermined his position as the "sole say-so" on the board...

Author: By Thomas A. Mullen, | Title: Fear and Loathing (Loathing Anyway) In the County Court House | 2/24/1977 | See Source »

...Garden, where the Terriers have lost but thrice in their last 21 starts, and where tonight, as befits the 25th Beanpot final, Harvard and B.U. loyalties will be compared to the tune...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Harvard-B.U.: No Love Lost | 2/14/1977 | See Source »

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