Word: prided
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Late in the first period of hockey's version of Armageddon, Montreal winger Yvon Lambert, the pride of Drum-mondville, Quebec, stood behind his opponents net and contemplated the puck, untouched in front of him. Boston defenseman Mike Milbury, who relishes such opportunities, promptly skated, shoulders high, into Lambert and crushed him into the boards, snapping his head back against the plexiglass...
Perhaps the most wounding discovery is how much people dislike the very professionalism that newspapermen pride themselves on most-the ability to transmit facts without bias or feeling, in the best deadpan Dragnet manner of "only the facts, ma'am." People who are used to having Cronkite or Chancellor escort the news into their homes feel no connection with reporters, even those with recognized bylines, who impersonally fill their front pages. That contrast asserts Arnold Rosenfeld, editor of the Dayton Daily News, often favors TV personalities "who we print journalists think do a pretty lame job of news gathering...
...Yale Bulldogs were not intimidated by the loss the Crimson handed them last Tuesday, as they went on the field Saturday afternoon with plans of winning back their pride. The Bulldogs got off to a quick 2-0 lead when first home Tracy Ball once again demonstrated her offensive prowess by plowing through the Crimson defense for the opening tallies...
SCOTLAND. Short of spending an entire vacation in Scotland, the Strategic Traveler can take a fast train north to the Highlands for several days of fishing, hunting, golfing, sightseeing and walking on the moors. The braw, bonny Scots pride themselves on their victuals: venison and wild game of all sorts, salmon, trout, mackerel and Aberdeen Angus beef, which they seem to cook better than the Sassenachs can in the south...
...They had a nice race," coach Harry Parker understated after the race, adding, "I don't know that I'd use the term pride, but they have a strong bond for each other...