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Word: voided (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Being the Mets, they naturally acquired the first of their new child wonders almost by accident. Seaver compiled an impressive 10-2 record his sophomore year at the University of Southern California, and signed a $50,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves. Major league officials ruled the contract void, and after that, the Mets, along with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians, made offers to Seaver. The league decreed that the contest should be settled by lot, and the scrap of paper drawn out of a hat read "Mets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Little Team That Can | 9/5/1969 | See Source »

...five months the little spacecraft sped through the interplanetary void...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: RENDEZVOUS WITH THE RED PLANET | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

falls one way or the other in the void between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND | 7/25/1969 | See Source »

...clearly than ever the Malay extremists' fight for total hegemony. Whether or not the Malay-controlled police force and emergency government have actually stirred up some of the house-burning, spear-carrying mobs, they seem unwilling to clamp down on them. Strict government censorship has created a news void that forces panicked citizens to keep their transistor radios tuned to the police band and gives credence to constant ru mors of terror. Chinese secret societies, the backbone of self-defense whenever officials are distrusted, are flourishing and, justifiably or not, Malaysia's minorities are preparing for a pogrom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malaysia: Preparing for a Pogrom | 7/18/1969 | See Source »

...Senate, Democratic and Republican liberals have been filling the void by raising fundamental questions on military tactics in Viet Nam, overseas commitments generally, arms procurement and domestic priorities. This activity does not directly produce much legislation, but George McGovern's hunger investigation did help pressure the White House into formulating a much broader food-distribution program for the poor than had previously been envisioned. Vigorous Senate opposition to the anti-ballistic missile system forced the Administration to overhaul the plan and is now delaying approval of the new proposal. Torpid and disorganized as it seems, Congress nonetheless retains considerable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: CONGRESS: THE LONG, SLACK SEASON | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

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