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Word: wondering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Those clever Crimson reporters and similar types who wonder why 97 years doth a centennial make should address their inquiries not to the Castle, but to God, on Whose shoulders the responsibility rests. It was God and not the boys at Zero Freedom Square who, manifesting that recurrent and annoying disregard of detail, sent Wunderkind Marty Kaplan to us three years too soon. This obviously did not stop Marty, suggesting that the book might be viewed primarily as a monument to Free Will. In fact, my guess is that one hundred years from now, this book will not be remembered...

Author: By Arthur H. Lubow, | Title: Oh, Lampoon | 12/19/1973 | See Source »

...wonder how many people are turning up the heat on their electric blankets to compensate for the cooler bedrooms advocated by energy conservationists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 17, 1973 | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...more employers-have been on the CIA payroll as undercover informants. Some are full-time agents using journalism as a cover. Only five of the 40 were said to be regular staffers for large news organizations. Still, the news raised eyebrows and caused some editors to wonder if that odd stringer who contributes occasional stories from spook-crowded environs like the Caribbean and Eastern Europe might be accepting more than news tips from the CIA. The agency, of course, named no names. But in response to questions, the CIA assured the Star-News, New York Times and TIME, among others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Short Takes | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...student, will be a doctor or a football player. If he picks shoulder pads, at least temporarily, the quick aggressive Michigan star is expected to be a formidable pass rusher. "You may pass around him, but you won't pass over him," says one scout. The wonder about Kollar is that Woody Hayes ever let this native Ohioan get away. Another top pass rusher, he is described as "quick as a mountain lion and strong as an ox." The scouts also like (5) CARL BARZILAUSKAS, 6 ft. 6 in., 270 Ibs., from Indiana, known as a killer against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: TIME'S All-America Team: Pick of the Pros | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...Springfield panned Gold. Joel Goldson to be exact, a 5 ft. 10 in. guard, shooting from the top of the key and the baseline kept arching the ball into the basket so gracefully that one had to wonder if the ghost of Dr. Jimmy Naismith was pulling strings...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Flanders Fields | 12/13/1973 | See Source »

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