Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hoopla of the World Series buildup here is considerable. At the opening day banquet for the players, the city imported American League President Joe Cronin as keynote speaker. And on Sunday morning, at a breakfast sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Congressman Wilbur "Vineagar Bend" Mizell addressed the group. Mizell is a former National League pitching...
...additional food spoilage, and the astronauts were warned to be on the lookout for bad odors when they began sampling Skylab's delicacies, which include such items as roast beef, lobster Newburg and Conrad's favorite butterscotch pudding. The space agency was also worried about the buildup of potentially lethal fumes from the decomposition of the heat-sensitive polyurethane foam used to insulate the interior walls of the ship. As an added precaution, the astronauts planned to don gas masks before entering the ship...
Success demanded a rapid buildup of affluent readers under 40 whom advertisers consider their most desirable audience. While circulation of the four monthlies ranged between 600,000 and 750,000, it lagged behind the guarantees used in selling ads. Advertising pages declined from 1,575 in 1971, to 1,408 last year...
...nearby Mongolia. On the other hand, it may be that in their dealings with the United States and in their own internal debates, the Chinese will tend to exaggerate the extent of the Soviet threat and particularly the Soviet desire to continue to commit vast resources to the military buildup on the China border. Could it be that the Soviets have learned from the Vietnam war that the massive use of force against Asian countries can lead to, at best, only a hopeless stalemate...
...particularly ominous methadone problem. Five babies born at the college's affiliate, Abraham Jacobi Hospital, showed no withdrawal signs until between two and three weeks after birth, by which time the infant is usually away from constant medical supervision. Says Gartner: "We presume that there is a large buildup of methadone in the baby, which he slowly uses up and then begins exhibiting signs of withdrawal...