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Curley's ghost must have had its Irish up last month when Boston's posh Copley Plaza Hotel ordered its maids to turn in their sloppy mops and go back to cleaning bathroom floors by hand. Outraged maids filed a labor grievance and threatened a walkout. Last week, under pressure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boston: Stand Up for Scrubwomen | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

"I am really happy we played a solid game, though it wasn't our best," said senior Gillian Caldwell. "There was sloppy passing on both teams.

Author: By Martha C. Abbruzzese, | Title: W. Rugby Tips Bulldogs, 6-0 | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

A similar malaise afflicts some workers at Continental. Employees still resent the way Lorenzo busted the pilots' union during its two-year strike that ended in 1985; the walkout began when he put Continental into bankruptcy proceedings and forced workers to accept 50% pay cuts. Some employees contend that Continental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This Any Way to Run an Airline? | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

The physical game led to sloppy play. Repeatedly, the Engineers (now 1-3) were victimized by offensive fouls and ball-immersion violations, thus wasting valuable scoring opportunities.

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Aquamen Zap Engineers, 11-6 | 9/25/1987 | See Source »

Any rugby player: If the field's wet, the field hockey and soccer games are called off and the fans go home disappointed. If the field's wet, the rugby game takes place as scheduled and the fans are delighted. If rugby wasn't called rugby it would be called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Guide to Crimson Superstars | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

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