Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Double Problem. The remark illustrated the irreverent side of Bunche's personality. He was an avid football and baseball fan, and most of the participants at high-level U.N. meetings probably never suspected that the scraps of paper delivered to him during their sessions sometimes contained nothing more momentous than the scores of games. A very private man, he lived quietly with his family in the Kew Gardens section of New York City...
...officials maintained that the rubber section "obviously cannot be expected to have the life of the metal parts that it connects." Thus, they said, engine mounts should be regarded as items, like fan belts, that must be regularly checked and serviced when necessary-although they rarely are on most cars. Yet the company apparently did not want to test that claim in court. Federal officials last week were preparing to issue a formal notification of defect. By announcing the recall, G.M. clearly hopes to avoid any legal entanglement resulting from problems with the engine mounts...
Unfortunately, if the attendance for the finals does not improve the Beanpot may have to relocate in a less spacious Contadina Tomato Paste can. However, the Harvard community has been doing its job to raise fan support this year...
...stabilization in the Truman era. Last week he zeroed in on Coach George Allen of the Washington Redskins, who led the Los Angeles Rams last year; he told Donovan's readers back home: "There's more enthusiasm for football here than in L.A." Said Allen of Football Fan Nixon: "He came back after being beaten twice. The determination to come back shows he is a competitor, and that is why he likes football...
...many ports are still clogged with backed-up vessels. Then, in October, some East and Gulf Coast dock workers walked out. Last week that stoppage spread to all but seven fairly small ports in the South, stranding some 200 ships. As the shutdowns drag on and fan out, the enormous number of businessmen who rely on shipping is increasingly hurt...