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Since early August, Michael N. Lichten, who was responsible for preparing the "physical" aspects of the 350th, has mobilized hundreds of workers for thousands of hours to mow lawns, paint buildings and trim ivy. In addition, his workers have planted 54 rhododendrons, 225 bushes, 180 tubs of chrysanthemums and two trees...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Organizers Pay Meticulous Attention To Details and Campus Appearance | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

Harley-Davidson calls out, "If you wasn't so mean, Flossie, you'd have a good man to take care of you and you wouldn't have to mow the damn lawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Road: a City of the Mind | 6/3/1985 | See Source »

...winning with Cauthen aboard than with any other jockey, including the legendary Lester Piggott. Piggott, 49, is Britain's Willie Shoemaker, a gritty, no-nonsense veteran who has won eleven jockey championships. His terse appraisal after his first matchup against Cauthen: "I wouldn't let him mow my lawn." The stony-faced Piggott later relented slightly: "He's good, but not that good." As for Gentleman Steve, he is as ever respectful of his elders. "Piggott is one of the greatest jockeys who has ever lived," he says. "We learn from him every day." Cauthen will also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Yankee Doodle Dandy | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

...never has to mow a lawn or unclog a toilet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Vermont: Keeping Up with Keeping Inns | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

When Republican Senator Robert Dole of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduces a bill entitled S.1 this week, he will be the first of a phalanx of blockers trying to mow down obstacles to congressional approval of a $168 billion Social Security compromise package. With the bipartisan blessings of President Reagan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, the National Commission on Social Security Reform hammered together the agreement hours short of its Jan. 15 deadline. The commission's success, after months of deadlock, may have saved the entire Social Security issue from becoming fatally ensnared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Assaulted from All Sides | 1/31/1983 | See Source »

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