Word: rushes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stories for which they had vivid pictures-the police crackdown against antigovernment demonstrators in Chile, an air raid in Managua by opponents of the Nicaraguan junta. Without comparable footage, the News-Hour dealt with these events in a few sentences. Says Lehrer: "The networks will spend $25,000 to rush home a videotape of a building burning in Beirut. We are more interested in perspective...
...defense in the league, and there should be abundant talent and experience to fill in for the other six. But the Crimson suffered a mysterious 7-3 death in last week's scrimmage with Maine at the Stadium, and the Harvard pass defense was a prime suspect. The pass rush may have better success against the Columbia offensive line...
Experts cite several reasons, in addition to a parade of scary headlines, for the rush to buy security equipment. The surge of women into the work force, for example, has meant that many houses and entire neighborhoods are now largely empty during the day. In addition, brisk sales of home computers, videotape recorders and other expensive items have left many households with more to protect...
...part of the Government's payment-in-kind (PIK) program, which provides subsidies to farmers for keeping their fields fallow. Analysts estimate that the corn yield will be down by 25%, or $4.5 billion worth. In the short term this may mean lower prices for meat as ranchers rush their herds to slaughter rather than continuing to fatten them. But in the long run it could mean significantly higher prices for both meat and grain...
...former high school basketball star, Marine sergeant and teacher in the Brooklyn public schools. He has become a power in the state assembly, heading the influential black and Puerto Rican caucus. A lifetime in Brooklyn has taught Vann the value of step-by-step organization. He is in no rush. The numbers, he says, are on his side...