Word: punch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...announcing a White House plan to ease air-quality and safety regulations on automobiles (see ECONOMY & BUSINESS). But Bush is no match for his boss as a political salesman. Said one uncharitable White House aide: "I forgot how miserable Bush is on television. He's got all the punch of Jerry Ford...
...power hitting of Adam Beren took its toll in the confrontation between the number-three players. Beren clearly dominated court play, shutting out opponent Jim Rubin 6-0 in the opening set. Rubin's counter-punch strategy proved slightly more effective in the second set, yet Beren kept the pressure on to take the set and match...
...Crimson took control early, with its aggressive plays foiling the Blue Devils' strategy of patient counter-punch play...
...address 3,500 union representatives. It was the largest audience he had faced in person since his Inauguration. As he made his pitch for the union members to support his economic program, Reagan's delivery was uncharacteristically flat. He drew only tepid applause, even meeting silence at a few punch lines. Only one sentence in the 18-minute speech would later be remembered. Noted the President: "Violent crime has surged 10%, making neighborhood streets unsafe and families fearful in their homes...
DIED. Bernard Hollowood, 70, editor of the British humor magazine Punch from 1957 to 1968, who expanded its format to include political and social commentary; of a brain hemorrhage; in Guildford, England. Hollowood, whose editorials criticized U.S. involvement in Viet Nam and urged Britain's entry into the European Community, once said: "Nobody on earth can read exclusively funny articles without getting weary...