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Word: disconnect (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...April 15, 1975, a 21-year-old woman stopped breathing after taking pills and drinking a large quantity of alcohol. She was revived but suffered severe brain damage. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator. Her prospects for survival were bleak, and her father asked the doctor to disconnect the respirator and allow her to die with dignity...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: A Matter of Life and Death: Who Should 'Pull The Plug'? | 5/29/1979 | See Source »

...high mobility of the U.S. population is a double source of frustration to cable operators. About 2% of cable subscribers disconnect from the service every month; most are people who move and have to be wooed to cable all over again in their new homes. Also, someone moving into the house or apartment of a person who had cable service finds it a relatively simple matter to hook up the wires again and watch cable TV for free; only the most elementary knowledge of electronics is required. The National Cable Television Association estimates that, besides the 14.5 million paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Cable TV: The Lure of Diversity | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...boat there's always something to do." There's also always something to do for his son Ari, 13. Says Abramson: "Living here for kids is a real learning experience. They have to learn how to take care of motors, put gas in the engine, disconnect the phone, handle the lines, and a lot more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Boat People, American-Style | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

Nitze does not believe the Soviets want war. He does believe they seek a clear superiority of power through which they can tilt the world their way. "It is hard to see what factors in the future are apt to disconnect international politics and diplomacy from the underlying real power balances," Nitze testified a few days ago on the Hill. "The nuclear balance is only one element in the overall power balance. But in the Soviet view, it is the fulcrum upon which all other levers of influence−military, economic or political−rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: The White-Haired Hawk | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

...number, a wonderfully obscure bit of nonsensical babbling called "Rubber Biscuit" which is, believe it or not, quite faithful to the original version. Murphy takes the spotlight in the classic 12-bar "Shot Gun Blues," delivering some sizzling runs as Belushi moans, "I'm gonna take a shotgun, baby, disconnect my brain...

Author: By Marc E. Raven, | Title: The Blues for Sure | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

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