Word: spun
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...inches of dynamite: Magical Michael Clemons made believers out of the entire Crimson team after the 5-ft., 5-in. running back danced, slithered and spun his way to two touchdowns and over 150 yards of total offense...
That history is almost as old as the night. In the Odyssey, Odysseus visited the land of the dead, where he reported that "pale fear got hold of me" as the spirits rose up to drink blood. Every ethnic group has spun folktales of the ungrateful dead. Even so, horror did not become a literary convention until the late 18th century, when the gothic novel described the exotic terrors of old feudal keeps. In the gaslight era, the supernatural took hold of the public imagination, and British authors quickly dominated the field. Their very names suggest creaking Victorian stairways, forbidden...
...minutes later, another order was yelled and the members of the Intimidating Presence once again jumped to attention, took a few steps forward and spun on their heels, marching lockstep back to whence they came...
While telecommunications experts were shocked by the magnitude of the proposal, it would merely be the latest in a string of major divestitures by ITT. Since he took charge of the company in 1979, Chairman Rand Araskog has spun off some 95 businesses worth about $4 billion. Meanwhile, he has channeled resources into such prized divisions as the Hartford insurance company and the Sheraton chain of 488 hotels and resorts. Says Herbert Goodfriend, a telecommunications analyst at Prudential-Bache: "Araskog is dismantling Harold Geneen's empire...
...strike is not expected to disrupt local phone service, including directory assistance, repairs and residential installations. The court-ordered divestiture of AT&T in 1984 spun off those local subsidiaries into seven independent regional phone companies. Their contracts with the CWA do not expire until August...