Word: fay
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Even before the owners ousted Fay Vincent as baseball commissioner in September 1992, they had long been prepping for a beanball war with the players. Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig -- who has turned the title "interim commissioner" into a seemingly lifetime appointment -- makes no secret of keeping the commissioner's job vacant to prevent an outsider from trying to impose labor peace. As their negotiator, the owners selected former New York City transit czar and failed mayoral candidate Richard Ravitch (he received 2% of the vote in the 1989 Democratic primary). The self-confident Ravitch believed he could pull...
...have fun at True Lies? Count on it. They will giggle at the embarrassment of Paxton's character, who is punished by having to pee in his pants -- twice. They will savor the spectacle of the delightful Curtis screaming in inane fear more often than any other actress since Fay Wray in King Kong. They will enjoy the lavishing and squandering of talent by Hollywood's shrewdest showman...
...Another legal trend that concerns even ADHD advocates: the disorder is being raised as a defense in criminal cases. Psychologist Barkley says he knows of 55 such instances in the U.S., all in the past 10 years. ADHD was cited as a mitigating factor by the attorney for Michael Fay, the 19-year-old American who was charged with vandalism and caned in Singapore...
...Michael Fay's father said he would take legal action against Singapore for caning his 19-year-old son, and the Far East government suggested the Fays were getting greedy. "I don't want to make any money on it, but I do want to take a hell of a lot of money from Singapore's pockets," George Fay told the press. Meanwhile Thursday, Shiu Chi Ho, a 17-year-old from Hong Kong, was lashed six times for the same alleged rash of petty spray-paint vandalism in which Michael Fay claims he took no part. The Ohioan...
...long-quiescent workers rebel against relentless job eliminations. The United Steelworkers of America in April began its first big strike in more than seven years, against Allegheny Ludlum, the nation's largest maker of stainless steel. Main issues: working conditions such as increased overtime and limited vacation schedules. Leslie Fay Cos., a New York City-based dressmaker, last week was hit by its first strike in 40 years. Some 1,800 members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union in six states walked out to protest a company plan to move all production to Asia and the Caribbean...