Word: ship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reluctant warrior. His shock troops were made up of three befuddled senior citizens who swooshed around the ballroom wearing GARGAN'S GEEZERS T shirts. He compared the chairmanship to captaining the Titanic. "I don't want the damned job," he said. "But I'm not about to let this ship go down." Proof that he was a hard worker? He used to drive live chickens to market, a job that meant stopping every few minutes and beating the sides of the truck to keep the birds flapping and alive. During his speech, he listed his credentials as loving poker, pool...
...whole thing is preposterous. Rather than paying a premium to lure pennies back into circulation from jars and drawers, shouldn't we just eliminate them? It now costs about a penny to make and ship a penny. Retailer Walgreens figures it loses $1.3 million a year counting them. Pennies are uneconomic and inconvenient. Shortage? We've got too many...
...think he impressed everyone in his first year as the men's coach," Veneziano said. "We were happy with how the students responded to him and his leader-ship...
...Wednesday he climbed back into a helicopter for the return to Hyannis Port, where he took his two sons Teddy Jr. and Patrick, a Congressman, on a gruesome chore. Seven miles from shore, they boarded the salvage ship Grasp and then watched as three bodies were raised from 116 ft. under water. The cameras were far away, and Ted wore his dark glasses, but one picture captured the crumpled grief on his face. He had never looked...
...point at which the most powerful telephoto lenses could register just the silhouettes of the mourners. The family bore their loved ones' ashes, three wreaths and three American flags. Caroline held her husband's hand as he clutched a canvas bag. Red, white and yellow blossoms trailed the ship as it headed back to shore...