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Word: firemen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past year, the city of Boston has suffered through nearly every modern urban trouble--the subways have stopped running more than once, the treasury has run dry, the former city council president sold the school bus contract, thousands of parents pulled their children out of school, and police, firemen and teachers were laid off by the score. But few candidates for city office have made an effort to even talk about the issues, and voter concern about them seems to have little impact on this fall's campaign. As usual, two much more traditional factors--name recognition and neighborhood base...

Author: By Dewitt C. Jones, | Title: Boston--The Same Old Names... But a Chance for Change | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

After the leak increased, Geribo said other Harvard workers called Cambridge firemen and warned participants in an early-morning swimming program to leave the building. Geribo said he remained in the tank area and eventually "capped the leak...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Valve Malfunction Blamed For IAB Chlorine Leak | 9/29/1981 | See Source »

...work, National Guard helicopters were called in to dispense more tear gas. While the battle raged at the mine site, the single-story frame house in Galatia that served as Kerr-McGee headquarters was burned to the ground. Never mind that it was close to the fire station. Firemen trained their hoses on an adjoining structure instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: The Ghost of John L. Lewis | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

...injured, including students, alumni, University employees and Cambridge firemen, were released from area hospitals by Tuesday evening...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: An Accident at the IAB | 9/26/1981 | See Source »

...officials last week were suggesting that computerization and other technological advances have made many controllers' jobs only somewhat more demanding than a spirited game of Space Invaders. Said Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis: "There's no more stress on this job than on a number of others. Firemen, policemen, just to name a few. I think maybe we've seen too many movies of pilots being brought in when someone has a heart attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Take This Job and Love It | 8/17/1981 | See Source »

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