Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Marable then made an unscheduled stop at Tunis. The plane was so heavily loaded that on landing it narrowly missed the control tower. Once on the ground, it was quickly surrounded by soldiers. The mysterious passengers disappeared. After 24 hours of negotiation between the U.S and Tunisian governments, the plane was unloaded, and Marable and his crew were permitted to fly the empty craft to Amsterdam...
Earl Weaver looked on first in anguish, then in outrage. The relief pitcher he had brought in to protect a two-run lead over the Oakland A's last week hit one batter and sent another sprawling to the ground to avoid a beaning. Bad enough, but then Home Plate Umpire Rich Garcia claimed that the pitcher had nicked the third hitter on the hand. In a flash of anger, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles came bellowing out of the dugout. "I heard wood...
Once above ground, the crowd became a herd of red-and-blue, thousands of Sox fans closing in on that small stadium. Immediately I was accosted by a vendor peddling Red Sox painter's caps. This was my big chance, the opportunity to finally live out my Yankee allegiance. Would I mutter some slur under my breath, or would I bite the bullet and merely say I was a New Yorker, preferring to wear pinstripes? Of course, I did neither. What would later turn out to be the story of the day had begun. I sheepishly said, "No thanks...
...over 100 youths congregating around a live rock band outside of the stadium. He added he believed some of them were watching him. As he jogged, he was knocked unconscious by a hard object on the back of his head, and then kicked and beaten while lying on the ground...
Still, some heartening progress is taking place. Baltimore is digging its first subway, an eight-mile system scheduled to open in late 1982. In April, Buffalo began construction of a 6.5-mile subway and elevated transit system, which is expected to be completed in 1984. Last month Miami broke ground for a 20.5-mile elevated rail system that will run north-south through the city. Late last month Atlanta put into operation the first 6.7-mile segment of MARIA (for Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). In the next two years, 13.7 miles of the proposed 53-mile subway-and-elevated...