Word: ruth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with spirit and enthusiasm, albeit a little oddly--with a sincerity that caught the fancy of all who watched him. And the fans flocked by the tens of thousands to see him, to cheer their hero. The oldtimers said they had never seen anything like it, not even Babe Ruth in his heyday had drawn such mobs. Baseball was still the great pastime it had always been, and the crowd loved the feeling...
Trivial as some of these matters may seem, Ruth Clusen, president of the League of Women Voters (which often rallies its troops in local battles over ballot issues), declares that the referendum "is the ultimate tool in the hands of the people." Says Fred Button, an expert on voter attitudes: "It's healthy when the public thinks it has a piece of the action. It's a safety valve. The people don't do any better and they don't do any worse than the legislators." Washington-based officials of the U.S. Conference of Mayors tend...
...students fail to sign the checks in time, they will be able to reapply for aid, Ruth Galen, a financial aid staff memeber, said yesterday. However, if the new loan did not come through in time for spring term registration, outstanding term bills could prevent students from registering...
...Ruth Hubbard '45, professor of Biology and women's rights activist, will lead an informal dinner discussion about biology and women's issues at 5 p.m. at Currier House...
...million that Yankee Owner George Steinbrenner paid on the free-agent market to get him. In one of the most remarkable performances in baseball history, Jackson blasted three consecutive home runs in the sixth and final game of the World Series, burying the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying Babe Ruth's record for the most home runs in a single World Series game and setting a new record for the number of home runs (five) hit during a series. In the process, he found a groove probably unequaled by any major league hitter ever: the last four times he swung...