Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason that all employees will be organizing themselves instead of just those at the Medical Area, the new union will be just that much stronger. Though tougher in the short run, the long-run results will be worth it. And so the Medical Area Employees, whose hopes for a quick election and recognition were dashed, should take solace in the fact that an all encompassing bargaining unit will provide strength and support. Nor should they overlook the fact that organizing at the main campus too-as the recent events at Yale demonstrate-can mobilize overwhelming support from students...
...both sides were quick to point out that strategy didn't determine the outcome of this...
When it finally came, Alvarez's downfall was both quick and ignominious. The day before his ouster, the Defense Minister traveled to a meeting of conservative civilian supporters in the Honduran industrial center of San Pedro Sula. After a party that lasted until 2 a.m., Alvarez arrived groggy and Unshaven at the local military airport for his return to Tegucigalpa. When Alvarez stepped inside a private airport office, he was informed that he was under arrest. He was then handcuffed and hustled aboard an airplane for the 90-minute flight to Costa Rica. On Friday, Alvarez surfaced in Miami...
...Rani Cohen, 18, recalling his turbulent first day on the job, "and we looked each other in the eye." But the Arabs inexplicably spared Cohen, raced into the street and for seven frenzied minutes wildly bombarded the area with grenades and bullets. Their fire was promptly returned by several quick-witted citizens. By the time the smoke cleared, 46 civilians were wounded but none, miraculously, had been killed...
Wills ($49). One of four programs in the Personal Lawyer series produced by Lassen Software of Chico, Calif, this software package offers individuals with a simple estate a quick way to draw up a will without an attorney's help. The program poses questions in plain English (sample: "Do you wish to leave any part of your estate to your college?"), waits until the user types in the answers and then leads him through the process of drawing up the document. Written by a lawyer who specializes in wills, the program satisfies the probate requirements of every state except...