Word: invalidism
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...typewriter. "It is the fifth in 20 years," he said. The police had confiscated the others in attempts to trace samizdat (underground press) articles critical of the regime. The harassment had brought on an ulcer complicated by other stomach ailments. After multiple surgery in 1980, Ruml was declared an invalid and retired with a monthly pension...
...week ignited a minor political storm. At a White House press conference, a reporter working for a journal published by Extremist Lyndon LaRouche asked the President about rumors that Michael Dukakis once sought psychological help. "Look," Reagan replied with a smile, "I'm not going to pick on an invalid...
...union won the May election, in which 90 percent of Harvard's 3500 support staff voted, by a slim 44-vote margin. In a complaint filed the week after the election, Harvard charged that the union's victory was invalid because it engaged in improper election-day practices, including keeping lists of who voted and how and transporting workers to and from the polls...
...letter sent to all 3700 clerical and technical workers late last week, Anne H. Taylor, who heads the University's anti-union efforts, called the election "unfair and invalid" and said HUCTW was not legally entitled to represent any Harvard employees...
...Pentagon, one fear is that Ill Wind could force officials to invalidate scores of weapons contracts and throw them open for new bids. That could lead to chaos in procurement and delay production of some weapons systems for years. But the brass may have no choice: if investigators prove that a contract was obtained illegally, a court may rule that contract invalid. For example, Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. If allegations in Ill Wind search warrants are proved correct, Grumman could sue to have a new competition...