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Word: lost (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...helped direct the late Mayor's infamous infiltration of dissident groups. When Daley was alive, she was a terror; her acid-tongued remarks stung any who didn't toe the party line. When Daley died, Byrne, who had made few friends in the Machine aside from the boss, lost it all. Bilandic finally fired her as sales commissioner after she made a desperate publicity-grab by accusing him of "greasing the skids" for a taxi fare increase, an as-yet unsubstantiated charge...

Author: By Jon Alter, | Title: Chicago's Dragon Lady | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

...second play fares much better. After a minute break. Porter in white, black bra strap sliding down her arm, launches into a gutsy chat about her lost gloves, her almost lover, and her father's death. Here she has a character to play, and she plays it for all its worth. Her streetwise manner and stance never break as she cracks her jokes, and snares a light for her cigarette from a man in the audience, yet she is suddenly vulnerable remembering the pointlessness of her father's death. We can forgive her occasional stumbling, as she catches...

Author: By Alice A. Brown, | Title: Politics at the Ex | 2/28/1979 | See Source »

...stage if there had been time for more thoughtful rehearsing. Black Star Theater was formed only this fall, and Krieger said that one of the most exciting advantages to having what is in effect a repertory company is learning and growing with each production. Not I and I Lost a Pair of Gloves Yesterday, though uneven, are valuable portents, not just for Black Star Theater, for the future of innovative theatre at Harvard...

Author: By Alice A. Brown, | Title: Politics at the Ex | 2/28/1979 | See Source »

Freshman Paul Wiederman lost a heartbreaker to Cornell's Paul Pietropolo in overtime. Pietropolo had scored a reverse in the last 15 seconds to knot the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers Overpowered at Easterns | 2/27/1979 | See Source »

Teammates Tony Cimmarrusti and Alex Montogomery each lost in the early rounds to powerful opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestlers Overpowered at Easterns | 2/27/1979 | See Source »

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