Word: ridings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...music segued from Brahms to Red River Valley, the language from the Book of Common Prayer to A Cowboy's Prayer, evoking "that last inevitable ride . . ." Such simple touches in last week's memorial service in Washington would have pleased Malcolm Baldrige, who died four days earlier, crushed by a falling cow pony while roping a steer. In his eulogy, Ronald Reagan described the late Commerce Secretary as direct and unpretentious. He told of how Baldrige had ordered his staff to interrupt him for only two types of phone calls. "I was one," Reagan said, "and any cowboy who rang...
...children did not have to wait until Agawam to ride the Thunderbolt. One apparently knocked the driver's hand, causing her to over-steer, overcompensate and end up flipping the van over the median of the highway. Luckily, only one child was seriously injured...
...industry's next competitive arena. Indeed, two Texas-based archrivals, Continental and American, have both endorsed proposals that airlines be required to disclose monthly statistics for on-time operations, baggage handling and other areas of performance. That might give passengers a welcome chance to find out what kind of ride they will get long before they strap on their safety belts...
...Some drivers try to fight the sentence. Take Jeff Seibert, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Miami School of Medicine, who finds that his 25-minute ride to work, which includes the unpredictable Dolphin Expressway, can stretch into an hour and 15 minutes. "When the radio traffic announcer advises to stay clear of a certain area, I drive right to that point," he says, figuring that the warning has cleared the congestion by dispersing most commuters onto different routes. Others, like Kathi Douglas, a recent graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, undergo an attitude change...
...Wednesday afternoon Bork was summoned to the White House. He arrived rumpled and perspiring heavily after a ride through Washington's tropical heat in a car that lacked air-conditioning, but nothing could wilt his readiness to accept the President's offer. "I've thought about it for at least ten or twelve seconds, and I would be highly honored," was Bork's reply. After an awkward pause Reagan inquired, "Does that mean...