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Word: accidental (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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As the time for the vote neared, Oregon's Wayne Morse, his back severely wrenched in a racing accident, was carried into the Capitol on a stretcher and appeared in the Senate in a wheelchair to cast his vote for the bill. The Administration was rallying every last supporter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Day Will Come | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

The HMC also revealed for the first time yesterday the complete details of the accident. The explanation cleared up several mysteries about the death--such as how the climbing rope broke although McNear prided himself on perfect equipment.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McNear Buried Soon, Fell-from 'Giant's Tooth' | 9/28/1949 | See Source »

For a week, every time the Americans picked up a London paper they read about their well-stocked larder. Cracked Hogan, coldly: "Next time I guess we'll have to leave our clubs at home and just have a meat show." The little Texan, not recovered from his near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Steaks & Stymies | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

Last week, one of Lisa's typical days began at 7 a.m., when she arose at her converted gardener's cottage in Muttontown^ Long Island. She breakfasted in bed, listened to her eight-year-old daughter Mia read her lessons. She drove 35 miles to Manhattan in her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Billion-Dollar Baby | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

Frankie's wife Sophie spent her days in a wheelchair. She claimed she had been paralyzed in an accident when Frankie was driving drunk, but the psychiatrist at the clinic knew that she was faking. Frankie had stopped loving her and all that kept him tied to her was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lower Depths | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

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