Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Administration argues that the bill is highly inflationary, will hinder U.S. relations with exporting countries, notably the Philippines and the Dominican Republic, and will fan protectionism in the U.S. The White House estimates that the measure will cost consumers an extra $700 million a year, a figure that Church's supporters and Government sugar experts claim is exaggerated. In any case, the bill is opposed by the Consumer Federation of America as well as candy and soft-drink makers and other big users of sugar; it is supported by the farmers and most of Big Labor...
...power, lean-muscled, quick-wristed power, that stirs excitement when Jim Rice comes to the plate. In Fenway Park, where the fans have a connoisseur's appreciation of the slugger's art, the cheers begin when he strides to the on-deck circle. Rice has sparked Boston to its best start since 1946, when Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio returned from World War II to win the first Red Sox pennant in almost three decades. Says one Sox fan: "They can be down six runs in the ninth inning, but if Rice still has a chance to bat, nobody leaves...
...John and the other Lowell House dining hall workers sit around playing gin rummy. It is about 3 p.m., the period of calm between lunch and the dinner rush. Between hands they talk--about their lives, their union, the way they perceive Harvard--as the steadily humming kitchen fan helped relieve the late spring heat...
...average fan is not aware of the vast talent that atrophies on the bench. Harvard traditionally has received the most abundant number of talented athletes in the Ivy League. Inefficient and inequitable utilization of talent is not acceptable in an institution that operates under the philosophy of "athletics for all." To deny a capable young athlete an opportunity to play on criteria other than ability can be a disruptive influence on daily college life; an added mental and emotional burden must be faced, and opportunities to participate in more favorable activities are missed...
HOLYOKE, Mass.--"Well, it looks like them Harvards took their licks," a local fan chortled to another in the stands of MacKenzie Field here last evening, and indeed the Harvards had. When the dust--or mud, rather--had settled from last night's ballgame versus St. John's, the Crimson had lost its second shutout game in as many days, to drop out of the NCAA's Northeast Regional round-robin playoff tournament...