Word: stitching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Angeles Dodger Pitching Ace Fernando Valenzuela, 20, looked confused, it may simply have been that like some Washington Senators, he was wondering whether Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin, 49, a former actor, had a good grip on the situation. The Mexican-born Valenzuela certainly knows every stitch on a baseball, as his 9-4 record attests. At the White House, where he helped welcome visiting Mexican President José López Portillo, the beer-fueled screwballer seemed to wish he were high and outside. Said Valenzuela: "All this attention doesn't bother me. I have four days...
...Trerice death had produced a tidal wave of tales of naval abuse. Ex-Ranger Crewman Neil Hodgson, 18, of Detroit, claimed that a beating in the ship's CCU left him with a ruptured eardrum. Fellow Veteran Steve Richards, 27, also of Detroit, said he received a 13-stitch leg wound there. The two joined another pair of Ranger sailors in suing the Navy for brutality and violation of their rights. A third suit may be filed by the Rev. Robert Mercer and his wife of Detroit. The body of Mercer's stepson Bernal Johnson, 21, was found...
...presidential chest is 44 in.; during the campaign his waistline expanded from 36.25 in. to 37 in. Nancy's size-6 measurements have not changed a stitch in 15 years, according to Adolfo. She is sufficiently confident of her fit and taste to order a gown by phone after seeing one she likes in a fashion magazine...
There is, however, one area in which it achieves real interest. The runners beneath the plates are a veritable encyclopedia of needlework techniques, studied and carried out by Chicago's many co-workers at a high level of technical skill-pieced or appliqued quilting, trapunto, flame stitch, crewelwork, embroidery with pearls and beads, stumpwork, petit point and even the intricate and demanding form of needlework with composite materials (silk floss, gold and silver thread, jewels) known in the 13th and 14th centuries as "English work," opus anglica-num. Each runner is fashioned from materials that are painstakingly appropriate...
...Democrats' ability to stitch together an effective coalition, however may not be limitless. Says Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas, a Kennedy supporter who nonetheless questions the traditional liberal philosophy: "I think there comes a swell of realities and eventually someone takes advantage of it. One of our parties is going to deal with those realities in very effective terms. And that party is going to be in power for a very long time...