Word: bells
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boxing ring, complete with cushioned corners and a taut canvas mat. After a few more boxers weigh in on the thigh-high Detecto scale off to the side of the ring, the M.C. and three judges take their seats at a long table on the bandstand. A bell rings, and the casual visitor is startled to see the first contestants. Five-year-old Shawn Serface and five-year-old Dan Casarez are in their corners having their faces smeared with Vaseline to reduce the chance of cuts. Their hands are wrapped in gauze and placed inside huge (16 oz.) boxing...
...bell sounds. Dan and Shawn, all 90 Ibs. of them, start flailing at each other's heads. Dan lands a roundhouse right, and Shawn is dazed; his blank blue-eyed stare suddenly brings a hush over the audience. But after a second the boy regains his senses and goes on the attack. He lands a right jab squarely on Dan's nose; Dan reels and then stands perfectly still. In a moment, his face contorts in pain, fear, shock or whatever else a child feels when he's clunked hard. As the tears begin pouring, his father...
...JERSEY. The governorship is not at stake, but taxes provide the key issue in a zestful senatorial race. Conservative Republican Jeff Bell scored an upset primary victory over incumbent Senator Clifford Case by calling for a steep ; federal income tax cut along with sizable reductions in federal spending...
...Waving a dollar bill in front of audiences, Bell demands a return to a sound currency. Not to be outdone, Democratic Candidate Bill Bradley advocates a $25 billion federal income tax cut that will largely benefit people who earn less than $40,000 a year. At the same time, he reminds voters that the Federal Government has the responsibility to provide for basic human needs, such as health, education and employment. He also makes frequent reference to the time he was a star on the New York Knicks basketball team. "You know, I spent a lot of years running around...
Philadelphia--home of the Liberty Bell and the Wharton School of Finance--has fostered women's lacrosse for many moons, gaining the reputation as the breeding ground and heartland for the graceful and fastgrowing sport...