Word: crack
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shifting from " 1,000% " support of Eagleton to dropping him, McGovern "lied-and let me down," charges Student James Kauffman, an independent first-time voter from Avon Lake, Ohio. The sympathies of Mrs. John Campbell of Collingswood, N.J., were all with Eagleton because if "he didn't crack during that week, he certainly wouldn't have cracked in office." About the highest praise McGovern got from the group was the mild "I just think he handled it as best he could" view of Willie Peterson, a black student from Covert, Mich. There was, however, a significant feeling among...
...jurisdiction is splintered among the bi-state Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Waterfront Commission and a host of other agencies. Much of the work falls to private police hired by the pier owners, but many owners are afraid of reprisals from dock workers if they crack down on pilferage. Importers, exporters and wholesalers often fail to report thefts for fear of being hit by steep insurance-rate increases. Says a top shipping broker: "Any stevedore caught pilfering in Philadelphia or other ports is blacklisted by his union, but in New York both labor leaders and owners...
...then ruckus raising is Fischer's specialty. Four years ago, he withdrew from international competition, accusing the "lying, cheating Russians" of denying him the world title that was rightfully his. Eighteen months later he stormed right back, knocking off one grand master after another to win a crack at the crown in Reykjavík. Then, on the eve of the showdown, he went into hiding, began delivering ultimatums and kept tournament officials waiting and wondering if he would ever show up. Fischer's demand was a familiar one: he wanted more money. Not satisfied with a record...
...addition, Congress should pass a law that would at long last crack down on drunken drivers, who get away with long last crack down on drunken drivers, who get away with murder. Half of all fatal accidents involve drivers who have been drinking. The U.S. would be wise to emulate the Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, police routinely stop drivers and test suspected drinkers. Anyone with more than .05% alcohol in his blood (about one cocktail or two strong beers for a 165-lb. person) is sentenced to as much as six months in jail, usually at hard labor. That...
...hosts, then gave the news from the Jensen living room. The weather report originated from the kitchen area, and the sports from the dining room between mouthfuls of garbanzos and over the noise of firecrackers being set off outside by envious neighbors. Said Commentator Ralph Story, taking an oblique crack at the errant aim of newspaper delivery boys: "It's a pleasure to deliver the news right to the Jensens' door, instead of in the bushes where they usually receive...