Word: ironed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even on the first of the one-a-day flights in DC-10 jumbos, some seats were empty, and later some planes took off with only a third of the 345 seats filled. Yet at minimum, little Laker Airways (eleven jets) has broken the iron grip of the International Air Transport Association (I ATA) on transatlantic pricing* and prodded the industry's giants into offering competitive fares that are lower than they ever thought they would go. Pan Am and TWA actually beat Laker into the bargain-basement blue yonder by eleven days, selling stand-by seating on regular...
...Administration seems in no mood to come to the rescue. How much help such moves would be to the Youngstown area is questionable. The iron ore and coking coal deposits that originally drew mills to the Mahoning valley have long since been mined out, and the inland complex can no longer compete with steel centers boasting deep-water ports. Youngstown's days as the nation's steeliest steel city seem to be over...
...chance he had to beat out Day for medalist honors. He foozled a yard-long putt on the third hole and botched another short one on 18. On the 12th hole, Vik was distracted by some unruly teenagers in the middle of his backswing and skulled a seven iron...
Nobel lived during the latter half of the 19th century, when industrialized Europe saw its steel industry sag because of overdevelopment and a lack of new markets. In search of new, lucrative fields, the steel and iron companies, the dominant industries in this era of unusually heavy industry, turned to armaments: large bore cannons, machine guns, steel-plated ships and a wide assortment of modernized rifles...
Alexander, playing in his first match ever for Harvard, started off by methodically parring four of the first five holes, but then his iron game went on the skids. After birdieing 11, he lost a ball on the final hole and needed a double bogey seven...