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Word: dries (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...main themes of the toys this year are science and war. Keeping up with the year's changes in the nuclear laboratories, the new Atomic Energy Labs, selling at $49.50, are now equipped with deionizers, Dri-electric power packs, and Geiger Counters. Thousands of smiling pink-checked celebrants on the 25th are being exhorted to test the radioactivity of ore samples, measure half-lives, view the alpha particle effect on fluorescent screens, and prospect for radio-active deposits on the way to school. Parents are assured that success in this venture may lead to a $10,000 reward, that very...

Author: By David P. Lighthill, | Title: CABBAGES & KINGS | 12/16/1950 | See Source »

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