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Word: watered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Although aluminium canoes are preferable for white-water canoeing, fiberglass is perfectly adequate for idyllic cruising," George R. Merriam '69 of the Harvard Outing Club said yesterday. "The fiberglass boat is over-priced--$169 for the 11-footer--but it will probably sell well. Most of the Coop's customers don't really know much about what they are buying," Merriam said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hiawatha by the Charles | 3/22/1969 | See Source »

...what the school should be" says Vanessa, "but I think we should learn from the children themselves." One course is already set: Swimming. "The wonderful thing about swimming is that it's the only natural environment in which a child can be totally independent from an adult; water is a natural element." After all, says the new pedagogue, "a child sort of bubbles away in the womb, doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 21, 1969 | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

...Atlantic Ocean last week, heralding the approach of Apollo 9 as it hurtled through the thickening atmosphere on its way home. Then, to the cheers of sailors on the deck of the helicopter carrier Guadalcanal, the heat-charred spacecraft floated down through the cloud cover and splashed into the water only three miles away. The triumphant ending to the ten-day, near-perfect mission of Apollo 9 cleared the way for the final U.S. thrust toward a manned landing on the moon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rousing End to a Relaxed Flight | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

When Astronaut Scott was finally able to hitch a ride after ten misses, the cage swung widely back and forth in stomach-churning arcs as it was lifted to the helicopter. Astronaut Schweickart, the next passenger, was splashed through the water on the first swing of the sling. Astronaut McDivitt was forced to take refuge on the flotation collar when the wind flipped over his raft. McDivitt got a thorough soaking and dizzying spin before he was lifted safely aboard the helicopter. Although the astronauts were probably never in real danger, the recovery provided exciting counterpoint to Apollo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rousing End to a Relaxed Flight | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

From Apollo's infra-red pictures, for example, scientists will be able to distinguish the location of diseased vegetation in areas of healthy growth. On film recording only green light, which best penetrates water, they will be able to see the bottom contours of rivers, lakes and shallow coastal waters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rousing End to a Relaxed Flight | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

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