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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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How can those Louisiana mothers derive such joy in intentionally piercing the tender feelings of a little dark-skinned tot? Can they puncture the heart of a first-grade girl and still hope to have Christ in their Christmas?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1960 | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1960 | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

On the cover of the Dec. 5 issue of TIME, the Nigerian flag is shown in the background with its stripes running perpendicular to the flagpole. [In the flag chart accompanying your cover story in] the same magazine, the Nigerian flag is seen with its stripes running parallel to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1960 | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

In commenting on the performance of public-opinion polls in the election, TIME (Nov. 21) said: "Only Veteran Elmo Roper, who reported on election eve that Nixon looked to squeeze ahead by two percentage points, chose the wrong winner."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1960 | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

At no time did we predict that Nixon would "squeeze ahead by two percentage points." Our only prediction was that the race was too volatile and too close to permit a prediction-with 4% of the eligible voters undecided up to the very end. Kennedy's margin of one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1960 | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

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