Word: arming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ebullient former chairman of the Democratic National Committee was a surprising choice for that task. Strauss, whose father-in-law founded the Texas chapter of the American Jewish Committee, had hitherto been known primarily as a highly effective back-room pol. His arm-twisting skill in negotiating a new pact that lowered tariffs between the U.S. and its major trading partners and his rapport with the President seem to have weighed more heavily with Carter than Strauss's uncertain knowledge of Middle Eastern realities. Says an Administration official: "The object was to get a guy in there who could...
...think the scouts see me as a pitcher with a live arm, with some velocity and some pop. You know, I'm not going to go out and strike everybody or anything," Brown said. "But one criticism they must have is why the inconsistency...
...threw a slider and felt something pop," the junior right-hander said after the game, nursing his limp arm. "I just put a little something extra on it, I guess," Alevizos added. "I've never felt anything like it before...
...injured arm. Although he was clearly hurt in the line of duty for his fellow man, the Workmen's Compensation Commission turned down his claim for benefits. The state supreme court, however, was more sympathetic. It ruled that in the turbulence of the machine age, what DeNardo did was "a permitted act" and he should be paid compensation, the full amount to be later determined. Right...
Harvard raised the stocks of Alcoa. Kaiser and Reynolds considerably with their use of aluminum today. The Crimson lashed out 15 hits, eight in succession in a nine-run sixth inning, and five went for extra bases. Resident axemen Bingham and Mike Stenhouse continued to baffle anyone with an arm. Both went 3-for-4 while Bingham lashed two long triples. In addition, outfielder Charlie Santos-Buch extended his hitting streak to six with a base hit to left during batting practice in the sixth...