Word: detroits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Boston Red Sox clung to first place in the hectic American League East pennant race yesterday by downing the Kansas City Royals in Fenway Park while the Detroit Tigers were losing to the New York Yankees in a 12-inning contest in Detroit...
Maillet said that the woman who entered Strickland's apartment is a prime suspect. Strickland was married but his wife was in Detroit at the time...
...Democratic crowds were swelling: in Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Albany. The enthusiasts, of course, tended to be mainly young or black, the already committed but not the vast traditional Democratic constituency that McGovern must attract if he is to have a chance of winning. Still, they were there by the thousands, and the McGovern race began taking on some semblance of confidence. Said McGovern: "I kind of have the feeling that we're turning the corner in the last few days and that...
...shorter working hours and smaller classes. In response, the school board, which already faces a $52 million deficit, proposed that 485 jobs be eliminated and that teachers accept more work and only token pay raises. Both sides predict that the strike may last as long as three months. In Detroit, on the other hand, the city's 11,000 teachers agreed that because the city is nearly bankrupt they would accept a new contract containing neither pay increases nor improvements in working conditions...
...will be responsible for assembling large components and subassemblies, like brake systems. On some teams, each member will change his job every day-for example, alternating between the assembly line, quality control stations and office paper work. U.S. automakers say that Gyllenhammar's innovations are not suited for Detroit's high-volume production, but in next year's contract negotiations the United Auto Workers are expected to ask for an employee voice in determining hours, plant layout, assembly-line speed and other production details. In addition, Gyllenhammar has put two workers on Volvo's twelve...