Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other Ivy underdogs, however, were' satisfied with taking a loss and beating the spread. They actually thought they could win. And, incredibly, all three of them turned idea into action and came away with stunning opening day victories...
Chemical's foray into bank-at-home personal computing, dubbed Pronto, was announced last week. This was the latest move by a growing number of banks to cash in on the popularity of personal computers. As prices for the machines have plunged and their use has spread, bankers have begun eyeing home computers as a huge new market and a way to cut costs and paperwork in the back office. New York's Citibank has an experimental program in 100 homes in Queens, while the First Bank System in Minneapolis has computers with 250 customers...
Harvard students registered to vote in Cambridge are spread across eight city precincts. Below is a list of precincts and polling places, which will be open from...
After rumors had spread for several days that he had already left Lebanon, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat sailed Monday for Greece. In an emotional farewell, he told a crowd of well-wishers, "I am leaving this city, but my heart will always be in Beirut." Arafat was warmly greeted by Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, whose government has strongly supported the P.L.O. Indeed, the Greek government welcomed Arafat with considerably more flamboyance than it accorded French President François Mitterrand, who arrived the same day for a state visit. On Friday, Arafat flew to Tunis, where...
...beaten up some more. The charge was second-degree assault. On his lawyer's advice, Sy pleaded guilty and was committed to the Elmira Correctional Facility. So began his tour of New York State prisons. By the time he celebrated his 41st birthday last April 18, he had spread 17 years of his life among institutions in Elmira, Comstock, Dannemora, Auburn, Stormville and now Attica, famous Attica...