Word: held
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brawleys immediately denounced the story, repeating their claims that a racist system of justice is stacked against them. "I am not a liar, and I am not crazy," said Tawana at a packed press conference held in New Jersey because her mother is on the run from New York State authorities for refusing to testify before the grand jury. After the full report is officially released in a few weeks, New York attorney general Robert Abrams will probably drop the case, leaving the Brawley imbroglio to be sorted out where it has played best: in the court of public opinion...
...have been quite so exciting as the Olympics, but the World Agriculture Exposition held in Amana, Iowa, last month commanded exhaustive coverage from the country's newest television broadcast service: RFD-TV, a 24- hour satellite channel aimed at farmers. The service, named after the old postal term rural free delivery, broadcast live from the expo for 16 hours...
...favorable), a slightly worse number than a month earlier. Bush gets a sunnier score of 56% favorable, 34% unfavorable. On critical questions such as which candidate can better manage the economy or deal with the Soviet Union, Bush bests Dukakis by margins as large as he held immediately after the Republican Convention. Even on matters of style, Bush does well. Although voters judged Dukakis the "better debater," they found Bush "more presidential" and "more likable" -- qualities far more likely to guide them in the voting booth...
Columbia union leaders say they have the support of Columbia students. In 1985, when 700 clerical workers struck for four days, about 600 classes were held off-campus by sympathetic students and faculty who declined to cross picket lines...
...squad will cap off the fall season in the 45-team New England tournament to be held at New Seabury, Ma., next Tuesday and Wednesday...