Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...understand the inmate may have first ignited the mattress on his bed and this spread to the padding," coroner Ed Little said. "The flames were limited to one cell but the ventilation system quickly carried the smoke to the rest of the building...
...There's a lot of pride in this team," said Harvard cornerback John Dailey, who had his third straight two-interception game-wining drive, "We were a title upset about the 10 point spread--it was ridiculous Everybody said we couldn't stop Andy Clivio [the Crusader fullback] but we're been doing it all year from [UMass tailback Garry] Pearson to whomever...
...weeks ago, federal officials said that the key to their case was an unnamed "cooperating individual" who introduced De Lorean to Hetrick. The C.I. was identified last week by an anonymous caller as James Timothy Hoffman, 41, who lived not far from De Lorean's 48-acre spread northeast of San Diego. Hoffman and several other men were arrested last year and charged with conspiring to import cocaine. A Government informant had been part of that group. Hoffman, married and a father, confessed and agreed to become an informant in return for probation. His main handler: DEA Agent John...
Trying to halt the spread of new import quotas and restrictions is one of the goals of a meeting in Geneva later this month among the representatives of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, known as GATT. It is unlikely, however, that any such agreement can be reached. The European nations themselves are worried about the flood of inexpensive imports from Third World nations like South Korea and Taiwan. The Reagan Administration has generally taken a position in favor of free trade, but with unemployment at 10.1%, it will be hard-pressed to maintain its stance...
This is, however, no time to spread education revenues thin. The public schools in the state are currently weathering a severe fiscal crisis which this referendum, if passed, would exacerbate. The government's primary concern should be with providing decent public education, and voters should uphold this principle by opposing Question...