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At week's end it seemed that the commando incident had produced its first political casualty. Pretoria announced that the hawkish General Viljoen, 51, had decided to retire. Nevertheless, government spokesmen continued to claim that the outlawed ANC is increasing its actions against civilian targets in South Africa. Lending support...
Many of the appointees will be replacing officials who have been encouraged to retire by such sweeteners as pensions equal to their salaries, permission to keep their apartments, and the use of government cars. Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang estimates that by next year nearly 2 million bureaucrats will have...
Foreman has told the tale so many times he could do it without thinking; nonetheless, the telling puts him in a sweat. "I was walking in the dressing room, trying to cool down. I was telling myself, 'You don't have to box. You can retire to your ranch and...
The book also includes such poignant anecdotes as Carl Yastrzemski's refusal to admit he was going to retire because that meant giving in to pitchers; Fred Lynn's ten consecutive home runs in batting practice mechanically placed clockwise across the outfield; Jim Rice's exhaustion as hardworking schoolboy ballplayer...
Musselman's shutout was never in danger, as only one Tufts runner reached second base. Marchok gave up two straight hits with one out in the sixth, but stranded the runners by fanning Angelo Chaclas and Bill Carroll to retire the side.