Word: hammed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...controversy swirled around the alleged pressure on the Fed, Baker kept quiet. Privately, though, Administration aides were appalled that the issue had flared up. Whether or not Baker agreed with Darby's views, the Secretary apparently had not authorized the economist's letter and was annoyed at the ham-fisted effort to influence the Fed. Baker reportedly told Darby that he was out of line...
Melting in a warmth toastier than a chinook was a child-labor flap ignited by cross parents of the gala's youngest stars. In rehearsal, the youngsters worked up to twelve-hour days on short rations (sometimes just hot chocolate, a ham sandwich and a butter tart), although David Roberts, 12, reacted cheerfully: "Practice makes perfect. What I'll remember is the glory...
...grayish color, was tough to chew and had a shelf life of about two hours, bromate dough conditioners and softeners have gradually been added to new products in the past 20 years. Burger King has added to the acculturation process with such fillers for its bagel as eggs, cheese, ham and bacon. All are far cries from the fillers cherished by bagel mavens: "Novy" (smoked Nova Scotia-style salmon) or lox (brine-cured salmon) and cream cheese (known colloquially as a schmear...
...only thing I can tell is that it was a bunch of young people, probably teen-agers because they only took certain things--beer, ham, candy bars, laundry detergent." Chin said...
...ham radio stations at the University of Massachusetts will have to end their operation because of law that prohibit stations with signals as weak as theirs, the Associated Press reported this week...