Whole Nine Yards update(1964)?

[Sam Clements]

And, just as an added bonus, this article may contain other antedating of
terms.  But I have things to do.  I'll leave it to the professionals.

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From: "Sam Clements" <SClements at NEO.RR.COM>
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Subject: Whole Nine Yards update(1964)?


Newspaper Archive, who has been(rightfully) much maligned the last few weeks
while they're updating their workings, produces today this cite:

Tucson(AZ) Daily Citizen, 25 April 1964, page 25, a story about NASA.

"Give 'em the whole nine yards" means an item-by-item report on any project.

Make of this what you will.  It may not be what it seems.  I just stopped by
to report this.

Sam Clements

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