Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...white-haired man is deep in concentration. In his hands, he grips a pair of L-shaped metal rods, holding them at waist level like a pair of six-shooters. Slowly and deliberately, he walks across the village green, heedless of the knot of spectators. "Please indicate a vein of good drinking water," he says, almost as an incantation. "It should flow at a rate of at least five gallons per minute and should not be more than 20 feet deep." He takes a few more steps, repeating the formula. And, lo, the rods swing 180° apart, forming...
...Next day, he showed up, nattily attired in a gray pinstripe suit, but refused at first to testify. Finally, handed a court order granting him immunity from prosecution for anything he might say, and faced with contempt if he did not talk, Trafficante became one of the few top-level mobsters ever to answer a congressional committee's questions...
...worker retires before age 62, and did not improve the pension plan in the contract offer. Nor does the contract increase Blue Cross coverage or offer a dental health plan. In addition, the workers want a clearer commitment to affirmative action by the University, especially at the managerial level, where minorities are still underrepresented...
This decision will be based solely on the value and quality of the products being considered, Walcott said. He said that a decision to boycott the Nestle Corporation would have to be made at a higher administrative level...
...Hawes said "the higher the faculty salary level, the more capable the college is academically." Harvard professors, with a mean salary of $27,200, are the second-highest paid while professors at the University of Alaska at Fairbank have the highest median salary...