Word: bp
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...Brown. PB: Tedrow. BP: None. HBP: Zarate (Goldstein), Hill (2) (Goldstein, Brown), Bernhard (Cohen...
Watching the Orioles take Batting Practice (BP), I felt a lot like any other spectator, though. How could this arena proclaim itself my "home?" Home was Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' ex-field. How could this imposter greet me with a sardonic "Welcome Home...
...contrast to the oil shocks of the 1970s, when gas retailers often engaged in price wars, little competition was seen last week. One reason: the number of gas stations in the U.S. has dropped from just over 190,000 in 1974 to about 110,000. Representatives of Amoco and BP of America defended the so- called pack pricing of gasoline. If his company charged less than the others, explained Amoco spokesman Mike Thompson, customers would flock to Amoco stations and buy all their gasoline. Some stations might even run out of gas, he contended...
...this view of supply and demand failed to win much sympathy among motorists. In response to Bush's call for moderation last week, the oil companies began softening their stance. Texaco, BP America and Conoco said they would roll back gasoline prices by 1 cents to 4 cents per gal. Unocal, Amoco and Getty announced that they would freeze prices at the pump for a week or more, depending on conditions in the world markets. So for the moment, at least, the runaway price hikes that followed the invasion of Kuwait have been stopped in their tracks. But that...