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Word: ued (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Women must be financially able either to carry a pregnancy to term with adequate medical care or to have abortions if they so choose. For this reason we support R U S's policy of making loans to women for emergency medical costs--for abortion or for delivery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Abortion Aid | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

When German submarines sank Allied shipping at an appalling rate during World War II, Hughes advocated the building of a gigantic airplane that could fly troops and cargo to the battle zones far above the reach of U-boats. Since metal was in short supply, he constructed his plane from lumber; hence its nickname, the Spruce Goose. Working in a mammoth hangar, which still stands at a Hughes plant in Culver City, Calif., Hughes built the huge eight-engine flying boat, which was as big as today's Boeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TYCOONS: THE HUGHES LEGACY SCRAMBLE FOR THE BILLIONS | 4/19/1976 | See Source »

Streaking along the ocean shore at 190 m.p.h., the Ferrari is a red blur against the blue, a waft of 500-h.p. combustion that arrives on the ebb of a parabolic whine. Screeching through a U-turn, the car speeds toward Ocean Boulevard. Seconds ahead of a pack that includes the cars of Mario Andretti and Austria's Niki Lauda, the Ferrari roars down the main thoroughfare past three porno theaters, two derelict hotels and assorted pawnshops. It will be a long afternoon for 36-year-old Swiss Racer Clay Regazzoni. Another hairpin right will bring him back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: On the Road At Long Beach | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

Their pressure last month forced President Bok to delay construction and delegate Charles U. Daly, vice president for government and community affairs, to conduct a review of the situation...

Author: By Fred Hiatt, | Title: Critics Hit Dumbarton Oaks Expansion | 4/6/1976 | See Source »

After Harvard trailed across the finish in the qualifying heats behind Penn and U Cal Berkeley, the victorious oarsmen all but tape-measured the Crimson for their shirt sizes...

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

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