Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Americans can boycott British goods, following the lead of the American longshoreman, who refused for 24 hours to load or unload ships flying the Union Jack. They can make Ireland an issue in American politics, demanding that congressmen--especially Irish pols like our own Tip O'Neill--demand the quick departure of the British. They can begin writing letters a la Amnesty International to the British, demanding that they grant Irish prisoners normal legal freedoms accorded to prisoners of war. And they can insist that no American leaders ever bow and scrape again to Prince Charles or any other product...
Reagan stirred loud laughter when he pulled a letter from his pocket and read the words of eight-year-old Peter Sweeney, a second-grader in Rockville Centre, N.Y., "I hope you get well quick or you might have to make a speech in your pajamas." Reagan let the laughter subside, then read Peter's postscript: "If you have to make a speech in your pajamas, I warned you." More laughter. The letter, part of a class project, had been picked out of mountains of mail by Chief Speechwriter Ken Khachigian, but no one on Reagan's staff...
...quick (1:15) score by Rich Doyle at the start of the fourth quarter gave the Crimson one last chance for a comeback, but Marshall popped in two quick goals of his own, at 1:52 and 2:55, and the game was sold to the men in the green jerseys. THE NOTEBOOK: Nullet, Doyle and Norm Forbush head into Saturday's final game of the season (against Adelphi, 2 p.m., Business School Field) tied for the team lead with 13 goals . . . Tim Pendergast had eight saves in the nets for the Crimson...
...just as quick to hand out compliments as the friendly barbs and banter thrown around the locker room. "My job as co-captain is to keep Betty under control--no really Betty and I tend to propel one another. She is an ideal person for the job; she gets the work done, isn't flashy, exudes pride and leadership and inspires...
...protesting will do. Boston's problems this year have been created by its politicians; next fiscal year's even bigger crisis will be largley thanks to state voters and Proposition 2 1/2. Like every other city in the Commonwealth, Boston desperately needs large increases in state aid and the quick establishment of a new tax code that will fairly apportion the cost of running a city humanely. Until they come, Boston schoolchildren will receive an all-too-realistic lesson in how not to run a city...