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Word: zeros (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Peter S. Gardner 76-4, spent part of several summers building a one room Lincoln Log cabin on his family's property in northern Vermont. Next week, Gardner and his brother will stretch a canvas across the top of the unfinished structure and camp beneath it in sub-zero temperatures...

Author: By Joanne L. Kenan, | Title: Antebellum Christmas With Jeff in the Monticello Graveyard | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...Okay, it's star time. Riff-raff, set the sonic transducer on program eight. prg And secure all levels at zero...relax... you won't find Earth people quite the easy mark you imagine...this sonic transducer is, I suppose, some kind of audio, vibratory physio-molecular transport device...

Author: By Dianna R. Lange, | Title: 'Flash Gordon Was There In Silver Underwear' | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...casino games, the house gets its share through an edge in the odds. On Las Vegas roulette wheels, which have two zero spaces, the house benefits by 5.26%. (In Monte Carlo, where the wheels have only one zero, the house margin is 2.7%.) In blackjack in Vegas, the house has a basic advantage of 5.9%, though this can vary depending on the skill of a player. The best casino odds are in craps, where the house is only 1.4% better off than the player. Slot machines vary, keeping 3% to 22% of the coins they swallow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: FIGURING THE ODDS | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

Halpurn said a study of lethal mutations caused by radiation showed "the only safe threshold is at zero rems per year." A rem is a measure of radiation...

Author: By Thomas A. Mullen, | Title: Speakers Call Nuclear Power Unsafe | 12/3/1976 | See Source »

...Northeastern manages to recruit more than zero players to perform in the Arena for four years is incomprehensible. It's a ghastly place, where a rape could occur and no one would probably notice...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Last-Minute Escape | 11/30/1976 | See Source »

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