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Word: shotgun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Laurence Guittard), is his own man. Where is the man who would dare or would be permitted to carve out his personal destiny that way today? There is a winning comic figure in Oklahoma!, a lustful Persian peddler (Bruce Adler) who is the butt of much joshing and a shotgun wedding. Corrosive irony! The Persians of our day hold Americans hostages at the butt end of their rifles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: A-yip-i-o-ee-ay! | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

After last week's attack, American service personnel were advised not to wear their uniforms off post or to get into potentially dangerous situations. Navy personnel are now traveling in small vans that have police-car escorts. Riding shotgun in the vans are Marines that the Pentagon flew to Puerto Rico after the bus ambush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Ambush at Daybreak | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Only a fool (or a Communist) would be opposed to the regeneration of America's military might. Of course everyone would like to see broad social programs enacted in this country, but when we're looking down the barrel of the Soviet Union's atomic shotgun, there's not much choice as to priorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 19, 1979 | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...third and 15, St. John worked from the shotgun and hit Callinan down the middle for a 23-yd. gain to the Eli nine. Callinan came back on the ground to buck for six more on first down. With the clock running past the 5-minute-to-go mark, Hollingsworth bulled to the two. And just seconds later, the Harvard sideline exploded as St. John rolled right on a keeper and stretched his body out just past the goaline for what was the icing on Harvard upset-flavored cake. Cody's kick was blocked but the Crimson still held...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: HARVARD BLASTS YALE | 11/17/1979 | See Source »

...came St. John, Horner, and the rest of the front line for an encore the took just two minutes to complete. On third and nine front the Penn 12, St. John worked the shotgun and threw one more strike to the ever-elusive Horner, who was alone at the goal line. The Dave Cody kick broke open the game, giving the Crimson a 41-20 advantage...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Gridders Exile Quakers, 41-26 | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

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