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Word: watchfulnesses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...philosopher friend Jared Levine, who holds a Ph.D. in Las Vegas Psychology, came up with an interesting gem of analysis last Saturday when he said, "I'm only going to watch the last quarter of the Ohio State-Michigan game because it bores me to see two teams play for three periods and only score about ten points between them...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: You Know You're Bored | 11/22/1977 | See Source »

...adequately. With another disaster to spur his colleagues to action, Idaho's Senator James McClure plans to resubmit two dam-safety bills that were introduced, unsuccessfully, after the Teton Dam collapse. Said McClure's home-state Senate partner Frank Church: "We have got to move urgently to watch over these dams, rebuild them if necessary, but make sure that they are safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Dam Breaks in Georgia | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

...their flesh." Soon after the Gang of Four was arrested last year, Chuang, now 36, was kicked out of his job as Minister of Physical Culture and Sports. Reduced to sweeping Peking's streets and publicly denounced-one accusation was that he "persisted in wearing a Swiss-made watch," a sure sign of Western decadence in China-Chuang was said to have fallen into a suicidal depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Death Wish | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

Harrah's approach to managing the chaotic business of gambling is to leave nothing to chance. High above its crowded Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos, where $2 billion changes hands each year, security guards crawl along steel catwalks and watch for cheaters through one-way ceiling mirrors. Near by, cashiers match bingo winners against a computerized list of more than 4,000 cards. Players who switch cards, load dice or pinch bets pose a constant threat to profitability. So does the danger of thievery by employees: to discourage theft, cash from the company's 3,900 gaming tables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Taking the Risk Out of Gambling | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

...committee is considering whether to propose moving the main gate toward the courtyard, where the House superintendent can watch it, or building a guard station next to it, Orf said...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Group Urges Renovations For Mather | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

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