Word: rails
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worst British train disaster in more than 20 years, killing 33 and injuring more than 110 of the 1,000 passengers aboard. Rescue workers labored for nearly five hours to free victims crushed by the wreckage. A senior British Rail official blamed a faulty connection between a 50-year-old signal box and modern equipment being installed to replace...
Former Secretary Bennett, who left the department in September, used his post as a "bully pulpit" to rail against teachers, unions and university administrators -- a group he referred to as "the blob" -- for standing in the way of reform. This did not endear him to educators, and his relations with Congress were similarly frosty. Cavazos, on the other hand, has made an effort to build bridges during his two months in office. "The way I operate is to try to bring people together," he says...
...however, am less intelligent, and less inclined towards Absolut measures, so I went for the grand getaway. Sixty cents and a change at the Green Line and there I was at North Station, poring through train schedules. It was just beginning to dawn on me that Commuter Rail doesn't cross any borders, when I heard a conductress shouting "North line...boarding Track Four!" Instinct got the better...
...more than rail against deception, White analyzes cigarette advertising to show how the industry uses its power and money to dictate media and corporate policies. Stating that there are three cigarette manufacturers included among the top 100 advertising companies in the country, White argues that by buying a "cool" image and by exerting their power to influence the media, the companies are promoting murder...
Cantonians are already making plans for those Friday and Saturday nights in the winter when usually all 2400 of Appleton Arena's seats are sold out. Often, the Saints draw up to 1400 more fans standing behind a rail which encircles the seating area, similar to Harvard's Bright Center. According to Johnson, approximately 60 percent of the team's fans at a game are from town and 40 percent are students...