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...with immediate cash value. Those officials also dropped a lawsuit against the international union that could have forced Coia to testify about an embarrassing matter. In 1994, according to the original Justice complaint, he tried to consolidate all of upstate New York's training funds--a traditional source of slush--in the Mob-controlled Buffalo local but was blocked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR | 6/24/1996 | See Source »

...Fernandez: "We've had to pull the airboats out of the water. It's not like the ocean; there's no water circulating, so there's no way for the fuel to dissipate. What we're having to do is land on high ground and then have our rescuers slush through four feet of water." With that kind of contact come the natural hazards of the swamp: alligators and snakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEATH IN THE EVERGLADES | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...circus" run by people who knew little about dog racing. "I have nothing to prove," Swenson told KTUU-TV in Anchorage, "There are other dog races in the world." According to Swenson, his 16-dog team didn't seem right after passing through knee-deep overflow ?- freezing slush -- while crossing a river. When he finally stopped, Swenson found Ariel, a three-year-old female, had fallen. He spent 15 minutes trying to revive her. While the cause of Ariel's death is still unkown, race officials determined that the death was preventable and unanimously decided to "withdraw" Swenson from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iditarod Icon Withdrawn From 1996 Race | 3/5/1996 | See Source »

...Wouldn't it be great to build up a slush fund in case we lose money on an event?" said Stephen E. Weinberg '99. "If we want future councils to have safeties so they can have these kinds of events, we need to look at saving money...

Author: By Peggy S. Chen, | Title: U.C. May Sponsor Rock Concert | 2/20/1996 | See Source »

...soon as the first sign of a snowfall becomes apparent those cute little Bobcats appear, and clear out House courtyards in a jiffy. But once you step outside the gate which leads to the real world, forget it. Sidewalks are swimming pools of slush, or skating rinks, depending on the temperature. The smooth red bricks which look so pretty in the summer are treacherously smooth, and the unevenness of many sidewalks only adds to the problem. Anyone who has tried to negotiate these god-forsaken streets knows what I'm talking about...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: FIELDS OF GLEAM | 1/12/1996 | See Source »

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