Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...roaring approval of the festivities, Uganda today is a land of terror and discontent. During Big Daddy's four-year reign, at least 50,000 Ugandans-and perhaps four or five times that number-have been murdered. Amin's own brother-in-law, Wanume Kibedi, quit as Foreign Minister last year in disgust. Kibedi's glamorous replacement, Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, a former high-fashion model, was sacked two months ago on the trumped-up charge that she had made love to a white man in a rest room at Paris' Orly Airport. Last week Amin ordered...
...These days people would rather cook in than go out," theorizes Bridge, 59. "Quiche pans I can't keep in stock. Omelette makers won't quit. And bread! Bread is unbelievable. Why not? For $25 you can get a stainless steel bowl, a pastry cloth, a dough cutter, a bread pan, and you're in business. Forever...
...salary boost last March, "I just said the hell with it," recalls former New Jersey Federal Judge Anthony Augelli, who now works for General Motors at twice the pay. New York City's Arnold Bauman, who has now joined a major Wall Street firm, did not want to quit, but says it was "economically impossible for me to stay." Sidney Smith of Atlanta would have turned down a $120,000 partnership offer if even a 25% salary hike had come through. "We're going to get a slew of fresh resignations this year," warns former American Bar Association...
...Tigers' victory stands as a witness to one of the greatest Princeton teams in modern history, and also to a Crimson squad that refused to quit against in-surmountable odds...
...addition to Yntema's performance, several key swimmers will be counted on for Harvard today. Distance freestyle hopes for the Crimson will rest on the back of freshman Paco Canales. Canales has been swimming the distance events since last year's star Tetlow quit training. Tetlow will make the trip, however, and will probably swim in one event, maybe...