Word: signal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This small breach in Jackie's protective façade may be a signal of things to come. In a few weeks it will be ten years since Bobby Kennedy's death. In a few months it will be 15 years since Dallas Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. has written a large book on Bobby, having been given the right to mine Bobby's archives by himself. After the book emerges in June, the tapes and papers will be opened to other scholars. This will signal another major step into the era of the recorded recollections...
...first missed signal came in the first inning. After Stewart had gotten out of a three-hit, bases loaded jam tally-free, leadoff batter Peter Bannish walked on four pitches from a temporarily demoralized Ravinas. Two pitches later, Bannish was thrown out at second easily when Charlie Santos-Buch missed a sign to sacrifice...
...sprint was even needed at the end of the one-sided competition, as the oars-women simply cruised across the finish line and relaxed in their seats. Seconds later, coxswain Liz Friese threw both arms skyward in a motion reminiscent of Leon Spinks, to signal the start of another outstanding season for the Radcliffe heavyweight crew...
...president, Philip Morris Inc.; Walter J. McNerney, president, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations; C.E. Meyer Jr., president, Trans World Airlines, Inc.; Frank Pace Jr., president, International Executive Service Corps; Bert E. Phillips, president, Clark Equipment Co.; Charles A. Shirk, president, the Austin Co.; Forrest N. Shumway, president, the Signal Companies, Inc.; Curt R. Strand, president, Hilton International Co.; O. Pendleton Thomas, chairman, the B F Goodrich Co.; Thomas R. Wilcox, chairman, Crocker National Corp...
...caused by the failure of the tanker's steering gear. Possibly because of a dispute over the towing price, the ship's captain-who was charged with negligent polluting by the French-may have delayed enlisting the help of a nearby tug or sending off a distress signal. When a rescue was finally attempted, the sea and winds were so heavy that even the powerful tug could not pull the disabled giant back into the shipping lanes. One immediate result of the spill: a new determination by the French to keep closer tab on the increasingly heavy flow...