Word: crews
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mower's greatest advantage is its quality performance, claims Jim Hewitt, American Lawn Mower's vice president for marketing and sales. "A power mower can fragment the end of the grass like the split end of a hair," he explains. "A manual shears the lawn real smooth, like a crew...
...ship's bow dipped ever deeper into the ice-packed sea, members of the 377-man crew passed out blankets and vodka and helped people into lifeboats. When launched, they were soon surrounded by giant ice floes. "While we were sitting in the boats, we thought this was going to be another Titanic," said Harry Delor, 72, of Dusseldorf. "Some panicked, some prayed. We thought the end was near...
...speed with which it went up: it took only three years, compared with more than 100 years for St. Peter's. The President, now 83, wanted the project to be completed before he died, so 1,500 well-organized workmen toiled around the clock to meet his expectations. The crew is currently putting on the final touches in preparation for a completion ceremony due to take place in September...
...offended by the lyrical excesses of heavy- metal and rap music. Now Western Merchandisers Inc., an Amarillo-based record-store chain that operates 119 outlets in the Southwest, has taken a drastic step to ensure that albums like As Nasty As We Want to Be by 2 Live Crew do not fall into the hands of minors. Since June 8, the chain has been slapping little green stickers reading 18 TO PURCHASE on sexually explicit records and requiring customers to present proof of age before they can buy them...
...Atlantic, however, the Bismarck fell victim to a superior British force in one of World War II's most spectacular naval engagements. Only nine days after leaving on her first combat mission, she was sunk on May 27, 1941, with all but about 115 of her 2,200-man crew aboard...