Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gomez said that many players had approached him, but that some players with personal problems had hesitated to seek advice off the field. Gomez said he quit the team not because of the criticism but because the criticism had been going on "in cliques behind my back...
Dawson said he lost interest in football over the summer and showed up for preseason camp out of shape. He quit saying, "I just don't want to play football anymore...
...leaves Currier House at 11:45 a. m., just lucky enough to pass by a row of workmen who have quit work for lunch. All six of them immediately stop eating to stare at her, whistle, and make obscene remarks under their breaths. Since she is a brunette, they have no way of greeting her. If her hair were blond or red, they could have screamed, "Hey, blondie" or "Hey, red," and razzed her just that much more...
...field of auto insurance, blameless motorists are sometimes left uncovered because their companies have quit writing insurance in states with heavy claim losses or high auto-theft records, like New York. A number of insurers refuse burglary policies to bachelors, divorcees and widows because they live alone; others try to avoid writing auto coverage for the young, the aged, bartenders, race-track employees and clergymen.* A few companies are pulling out of the auto field entirely. Insurance companies are not obliged to underwrite doubtful risks. But applicants who are rejected for auto or housing policies can generally get at least...
...commission directed Coca-Cola to stop advertising its Hi-C drink as particularly rich in vitamin C and "uniquely suitable" for children, because, said the FTC, it is neither a "sensible" nor economical source of nutrition. Also, the FTC ordered Standard Oil of California to quit promoting its Chevron F-310 as a nonpolluting gasoline, because, the commission contended, it contained only ordinary detergent used by many refiners. Unlike past FTC orders, these two require that any ad making such claims for either product during the next year must prominently include the FTC allegations. Officials at Coca-Cola and California...