Word: load
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...internal British affair; he and every other politician in the country should be made to recognize the British presence in Ireland for the basic violation of human rights that it is. Americans can boycott British goods, following the lead of the American longshoreman, who refused for 24 hours to load or unload ships flying the Union Jack. They can make Ireland an issue in American politics, demanding that congressmen--especially Irish pols like our own Tip O'Neill--demand the quick departure of the British. They can begin writing letters a la Amnesty International to the British, demanding that they...
...yesterday's 6-2 Crimson victory at Northeastern was spread around, two hits and a run for centerfielder Bruce Weller, a single and sacrifice fly for Paul Scheper, two hits for Danny Skaff and a couple of third-inning errors by the Huskies helping Allard and Martelli carry the load...
Other people who enjoyed the outcome of Allard vs. Boston College included Mike Smerczynski, who came on in relief of Bill Larson and John Sorich to notch his third win. Smuzz put out the fire in the eighth, walking Paul DePalma to load the bases but forcing Brian Landry to ground to Bauer to douse B.C.'s threat...
...when the Judges knocked Curtin out of the box in the fourth with a pair of walks, and reached Smerczynski for a walk, single and two botched pickoff plays to tie the score and load the bases. Bauer converted a Brian Isaac grounder into two big outs, with the help of a nifty stretch by Marshall at the receiving...
...build new terminals at Hampton Roads and other ports, but a more serious problem will remain. No Eastern or Gulf Coast harbor is deep enough to accommodate so-called supercolliers: giant vessels that can carry more than 125,000 tons of coal, which is at least twice the load of standard ships. Many American ports, including Hampton Roads, Baltimore, New Orleans and Mobile, need to be dredged to the 55-ft. depth required by the supercolliers. But congressional appropriations for these projects have been held up for years, while lawmakers wrangle about which port should be first and worry about...