Word: fought
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...conservative wing of the party prevailed on virtually all of the relatively few platform contests, including a call to appoint only opponents of abortion to the federal bench, a rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment and support of voluntary school prayer. Gloated North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms, who fought unsuccessfully for conservative stands at previous G.O.P. conventions: "Tom Sawyer found someone else to paint the fence...
...like conquering legions before the public, which turned out 2 million strong for the traditional buzzard of ticker tape in New York City's "confetti canyon," the milelong hero's avenue to City Hall from the Battery where fireboats squirted red, white and blue sprays. "We really fought for America," said Pistol Shooter Ruby Fox, and Brooklyn Boxer Mark Breland added, "My town has really turned out the troops." These days, ticker tape is scarce in Lower Manhattan, though a bit of the stuff was donated by Wall Street and some was imported from Connecticut. Mostly, the propmen...
...California, the state coastal commission ruled in 1977 that when owners build or rebuild sea walls to protect their property from erosion, all land seaward of the embankments is automatically opened to public access. In 1979 a Ventura County community called Whalers' Village built a revetment and fought the public-access rule. A local court found the requirement unconstitutional in 1983 because it was "the taking of private property without paying just compensation." The ruling is being appealed. "The government is giving these people a Hobson's choice," says Whalers' Village Attorney Charles Greenberg. "Allow your homes...
...Venezuelan Omar Catari Peraza, Taylor floored him in Round 2 with a straight right and went on to win unanimously. Nigerian Peter Konyegwachie gave Taylor all he could handle in a hotly contested final, but Taylor, surprisingly, won a unanimous verdict. His flamboyant teammate Whitaker, who sometimes mocked opponents, fought stylishly for his gold, easily defeating Luis Ortiz of Puerto Rico...
...keep: "Maybe Social Security thinks I've lived too long." He goes on: "It's funny. When I see the Vietnamese who came over here, I just wonder how they start so fast. Get businesses and stuff. Somebody helpin' 'em. But the ones that fought for they country, been livin' here all along, we get treated like dirt...