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Word: counts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...buzzer ending the second round, a Doti right hand--a virtual replay of his first successful blow--leveled Crowe for a two count. Crowe recovered his equilibrium in the one-minute break and gained a slight advantage in the final encounter...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: New Yorkers Prevail in IAB Boxing | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

Holcombe's courageous stand--at a time when he could not count on any union support--encouraged other workers to speak out against similar discrimination, and helped to publicize their rights as union members. Holcombe also served as the union chief shop steward and fought successfully to redress some of these injustices in union contracts. As Alan Balsam, former shop steward, said, "His contributions to workers will be felt for a long, long time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sherman Holcombe: 1940-1979 | 4/12/1979 | See Source »

...early evening the Tories' count showed they were still one short; in case of a tie, House Speaker George Thomas, a Laborite, would have voted for the government. Then came news that changed the balance: Labor M.P. Sir Alfred Broughton, 76, hospitalized after a heart attack, could not make it on a stretcher to vote, while a Tory M.P. whose wife had died said he would come. As the members filed back into the chamber after voting, there was a tense period of anxious suspense until the result was announced: the motion had passed 311 to 310. The Conservative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Labor Gets the Sack | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...walk to Doug Axlward loaded the bases, and second baseman Mike Stockely went to a 3-2 count before sending a line drive into shallow center field. The ball hit off the heel of Santos-Buch's glove and two more runs came...

Author: By Bill Scheft, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: UMass Spoils Keyte's Five-Hitter, 4-1 | 4/5/1979 | See Source »

Kleinfelder will count on those two to anticipate the direction of the B. C. attack, and position the team accordingly...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Laxmen Challenge Middlebury Today... ...Ferrante and Worsley Ready to Roll | 4/4/1979 | See Source »

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