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Word: yellow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ladies and gentlemen," the intercom Li crackles, "out of the left side of the cabin are the remains of the Japanese Imperial Fleet." Banking sharply into the sunset, the Air Micronesia 727 circles the Truk lagoon. Coral reefs color the water in pastels of orange, yellow and green, interspersed with the darker shapes of sunken hulls. "It was on Feb. 16, 1944, that we spotted 'em," the voice continues enthusiastically. "Our fighters dive-bombed all day, and next morning when they finished mopping up, more than 60 ships were on the bottom." Only after a second turn around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Paradise with Rough Edges | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

...Bartlett Giamatti, new Yale president, who once said that the school was awaiting someone on a white horse: "I have a yellow Volkswagen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 9, 1978 | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...Freshman Union serves coffee in the yellow dining room after dinner until 12 p.m. on weeknights but not on weekends...

Author: By Justina K. Carlson, | Title: Exam Coffee Is Examined | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...disco scenes are an effective mixture of sound, light and movement that catches the intensity and power of the fever that brings these people out to dance. The dance floor is a vibrant pattern of red, blue and yellow flashing lights, punctuated by the incessant disco beat from the record booth. The dancers, especially Tony, are graceful, swirling pairs that make you wish you had learned how to hustle back in high school. Lean back and enjoy the dance scenes for their own sake. They form the backbone of the movie, so you will see a lot of them...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: Only a Slight 'Fever' | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...they are on Tromelin, they undoubtedly dream about the island's one famous resident: an 18th century female Robinson Crusoe who was washed ashore as the lone survivor of a shipwreck. She subsisted on food that floated in from the wreck, until a passing schooner spotted the bright yellow dress she had hoisted as a distress flag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIAN OCEAN: No, Man, It's My Island | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

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