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Word: pruning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...addition, Harvard's unwieldy freshman program is unsuited to fit the needs of the massive numbers of Yardling candidates. Four coaches must handle over 125 boys, with only six games to play them in, and one squad to play them on. Harvard must either prune its recruiting, or enlarge its staff, form two teams, and play two full schedules...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Powers of the Press | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

Lawrence R. DiCara '71, prominent student politico, said, "The SFAC is like prune juice. Nobody wants it and it just gets...

Author: By Michael E. Kinsley, | Title: Student Government- Is There Anything Left? | 10/23/1969 | See Source »

...chuckles.) "How are you, darling? Are your knees bothering you? Well," he says, tugging down the hem of her skirt, "they sure are bothering me! [Guffaws.] I'll pick you up later, dear! [Louder guffaws.] Ah, everybody's in a good humor today! Did you have your prune juice this morning? [Laughter.] That's niice! By the way, while you're here in New York, we'll see to it that you are well taken . . . care of, that is! [Loud laughter.] Oooh, you're good! You're going to be all right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Announcers: The Specialist | 11/1/1968 | See Source »

Glorious Hours. Humorist Stan Freberg, a freelance commercial producer who created the Sunsweet prune and Jeno's pizza ads for TV, is pushing another possible cure. It is frankly Utopian. He calls it "The Freberg Part-Time Television Plan: A Startling but Perfectly Reasonable Proposal for the De-escalation of Television in a Free Society, Mass Media-wise." The plan calls for a week like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: . . . And Now a Word about Commercials | 7/12/1968 | See Source »

Glorious Hours. Humorist Stan Freberg, a freelance commercial producer who created the Sunsweet prune and Jeno's pizza ads for TV, is pushing another possible cure. It is frankly Utopian. He calls it "The Freberg Part-Time Television Plan: A Startling but Perfectly Reasonable Proposal for the De-escalation of Television in a Free Society, Mass Media-wise." The plan calls for a week like this: Monday. Television as usual. Tuesday. The set goes black, but one word shines in the center of the screen: Read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: SPITBALLING WITH FLAIR | 7/12/1968 | See Source »

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