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Word: devotee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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72. In a number of varied performances he proved his versatility as an actor and became one of the TV hits of the season: a) Mickey Rooney. b) Jackie Gleason. c) Art Carney. d) Lawrence Welk. 73. In the wake of the TV investigations, all three major networks promised that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Current Affairs Test | 2/15/1960 | See Source »

But the networks were convinced that this was no time to talk back to the FCC. To balance Doerfer's inadequate suggestion, they offered an almost equally inadequate proposition of their own. Every week, the networks promised, each of them would devote at least one hour of evening time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Raised Eyebrows | 2/1/1960 | See Source »

The seminars are meant to counteract the tendency in education to devote increased attention to the less talented students.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PBH Committee Offers 'Seminars' For High School | 1/19/1960 | See Source »

An authority on English history who is retiring to devote his full attentions to research and teaching, Jordan refused to blame the stresses of a college president's job for his decision to resign. He declined to "bewail the lot of the college president and to speak of the herculean...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President's Report Cites Total Gift Of $2.1 Million as Cliffe's Largest; Jordan Reviews 16-Year Tenure | 1/13/1960 | See Source »

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