Word: minority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...American League champion New York Yankees yesterday acquired out-fielder Ken Griffey from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league pitcher Brian Ryder and a player to be named later...
...number one vote totals of all the CCA candidates that depend heavily on upper-class West Cambridge--that is, all the CCA candidates except David Sullivan, and minor challenger Bob White--will be reduced by the strong slate. Traditional Duehay voters now have an attractive new variety of faces to choose from, and almost certainly some will defect...
...competition; in Acapulco, Mexico. In three decades of competition, Muncey thunderballed to more victories (61), championships (seven) and Gold Cups (eight) than any other competitor who raced unlimited hydroplanes at 200 m.p.h. or better. A survivor of countless crashes, Muncey said in 1979: "Anything less than death is a minor accident...
...standards now in force require both front and rear bumpers to be able to tolerate a 5-m.p.h. thud without damage to the car body and with only minor dings in the bumper. Safety is not affected much one way or the other at such low speeds, but car owners say that the better bumpers lead to fewer, and smaller, repair bills. Insurance companies argue that as a result, collision coverage rates for drivers are as much as 20% lower than they would otherwise be. The NHTSA itself evaluated the cost effectiveness of its standard twice under the Carter Administration...
...members predicted that the proposal would win approval from various Faculty and student groups and would be voted through by the student body in time for the council to begin operations this spring. Although they knew some of the planks in the constitution were controversial--especially the one establishing minority representation on the council's administrative committee--several members said they expected the proposal to pass through the necessary channels with only minor changes. But judging from the reception their proposal has thus far received from students and Faculty members, their assumption was incorrect...