Word: crushes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...frequent meeting place for lieutenants in his faction of the Bonanno family. The smugglers spoke in obscure Sicilian dialects and in code. Shipments of heroin were called "cheese" or "tomatoes." U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani says the bust was part of a larger assault on the Mafia. "We can substantially crush organized crime," he said. "And we are doing just that...
Some game companies have tried to insulate themselves from the crush by producing educational programs, but they are running into competition from specialized firms like the Learning Company. Founded in 1979 by Ann Piestrup, a former Roman Catholic nun and an educational psychologist, the company has been partly financed by a grant from the National Institute of Education. In January it unveiled five new programs, including ReaderRabbit: Fabulous Word Factory, which develops reading skills for children ages five to seven...
Buoyed by their come-from-behind victory in the first game. Harvard erupted for 11 hits in the second game to crush the Terriers 11-2 Rowning the team's designated hitter for the contest led the charge with a 3 for 4 performance as well as scoring three runs. Sophomore Judy Zachariasen also provided power hitting two doubles after coming in as a pinch hitter Sackaroff who at shortstop isn't really expected to be demon offensively, came through with two hits, including a bunt single...
...least 1,050 people were injured last week in the Carolinas, and perhaps 3,000 more were left homeless. "It looked like the hand of God reaching down to crush us," said Joyce Leonard of the funnel that ripped through Mount Olive, N.C. She and her two children survived by taking cover in a ditch. Said North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt: "We have never seen a disaster like this before, and we pray to God we never see one again...
Touré grandly styled himself the Supreme Father of the Revolution. To Guineans, he was the "Big Elephant," known for his broad shoulders and great stamina. Often his elephantine power was used to crush those he thought opposed him. In the 1970s, he ordered thousands of people arrested. By 1976, according to Amnesty International, at least 2,900 citizens had "disappeared." Many were sent to detention camps, where some prisoners were locked in cells that were too small to allow them to stand up or lie down and were put on the infamous "black diet," completely deprived of food...