Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...after the originator of the standards, Leon H. Sullivan of Philadelphia, announced last May that his principles had failed to bring about significant policy changes in the apartheid nation and encouraged total divestment, Wheaton re-evaluated its stand on divestment, Scott said...
About 28% of the National Football League's long-standing customers showed up to sample the first bogus games -- as many as 38,494 in Denver, as few as 4,074 in Philadelphia -- while the television audience started out curiously strong (just three or four rating points off the normal 14) but dwindled as the afternoon bore on and the novelty wore out. In 17 years, only one Monday- night program ever summoned less interest than the sans San Francisco 49ers versus the new New York Giants, though the show contained one exquisite moment. Beginning the second half, 49ers Coach...
When the Harvard field hockey coaches began recruiting for the 1984-'85 campaign, all eyes focused on Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania terrain. There, this year's tri-captains were grooming their talents in their final years of high school athletics...
Ersek, who hails from Ridley High School in Philadelphia, appears the most enthusiastic and vivacious of the three. Despite her bubbly personality, Ersek refuses to take credit for the team's enthusiasm on the field. Instead, she praises Felsen for inspiring the team with her leadership...
...warning to visitors of Philadelphia's historic Franklin Field: don't drink the water...