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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last week the Senate passed the bill by a surprisingly one-sided vote of 78 to 8. Already approved by the House, it now goes to House-Senate conference and then to President Kennedy for signature -and he can hardly wait to grab hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: Proud, with Cause | 9/28/1962 | See Source »

...tunnel was regretfully closed, and East Germans were publicly warned to avoid its use. Lamented one student-worker: "It was the most beautiful tunnel there ever was." Other Western groups are hard at work on four other tunnels in the same general area, but some refugees would not wait: in a single night, eleven East Germans-including two Gropos with their arms and a police dog -crossed over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlin: Under the Wall | 9/28/1962 | See Source »

CORE's action in such cases is first to negotiate, suggesting possible methods of opening up the company's hiring policy, then to wait. If no change or indication of willingness to change is forthcoming, CORE proceeds to more direct action, such as organizing pickets or encouraging consumer boycotts against the company...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FAIR EMPLOYMENT | 9/27/1962 | See Source »

...Unfortunately," he went on, "the Soviet Union does not yet have players who can challenge our own..." a sigh of relief interrupted him but he raised his voice urgently: "We cannot afford, however, to wait until they do. For when that day arrives they'll have hundreds of prospects, we'll have none, and it'll be too late...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: How It Happened | 9/27/1962 | See Source »

...hero: "Hello, Myra? I saw your picture in the Register this afternoon and I just couldn't wait to call you up. Do you remember about two years ago, when you went cave-crawling in Saskatchewan, one of the girls with you, Lisa Urdlu? Well, Lisa lives around the corner from me and told me to be sure and look you up this fall and say Hi and I'm usually terrible about making these contacts but I'd just thought I'd call...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: Low Register | 9/25/1962 | See Source »

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