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Word: cleanups (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Keyte--who pitched well, considering the gusting winds--wen to the showers, in the eighth when Ronnie Perry singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice by the cleanup hitter, and scored when first baseman Bingham fielded a grounder cleanly but threw past Keyte covering first. Steward struck out slugger Rick Allen to end the inning and keep Harvard within three...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Crusaders Nail Crimson, 8-5, With Three-Run Tenth Inning | 4/24/1979 | See Source »

...help him fight off small but growing and vocal dissident movements within his union. The insurgent groups-Washington-based PROD Inc. and the Teamsters for a Democratic Union in Detroit-aim to wrest control of the scandal-scarred union's leadership. The rebels want more democracy and a cleanup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Guidelines Face a Rough Ride | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

While the Thames cleanup is cheering British environmentalists, the case of California's New River is becoming something of an international scandal. When it crosses into the U.S. from Mexico at the town of Calexico, it is so loaded with filth, ranging from parts of animal carcasses to human feces, that even hard-nosed health officials are sickened by the sight and odor. Says Dr. L. Lee Cottrell, health officer of California's Imperial County: "It may not be the dirtiest river in the country, but I can guarantee you there is none dirtier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Tale of Two Rivers | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

...fire pole-all were margins used by individual candidates in last week's relentless victories. Gerry Sikorski, the fellow who plastered red and blue signs on nearly every fence post and telephone pole along the two-lane highways in his Minnesota district, lost. The thought of the cleanup may have beaten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Winning Was the Only Thing | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...Peking regime seems to suffer from an odd credibility problem occasioned by the cleanup campaign. The People's Daily has complained that many Chinese think an attack on the Gang of Four is really a criticism of the infallible Mao himself. Not so, says the newspaper. An assault on the Gang of Four is really a blow to protect the thought of Mao. Still, the paper has admitted that many people are "trembling with fright" over the prospect that they may be attacked by radicals in the future for harboring a "wrong attitude toward Chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Dislodging the Remnant Poison | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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