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Word: stoning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mike Davis (22 HR) and Jay Howell (3-4) all decided that southern California is a nice place to play ball. But where will all these guys play? Fernando Valenzuela (14-14) leads the staff, but the boys in Blue can't field. Case in point: Steve ("Stone Hands") Sax, who leads a Dodger bumbling crew that led the majors in errors (155). Best player: Pedro Guerrero...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: A Guide to the 1988 Baseball Season | 3/25/1988 | See Source »

...chemists and the so-called mules who transport the cocaine, among others -- move about openly in Medellin. They can be spotted spending freely at the glitzy restaurants and nightclubs, some of which are said to be owned by the Mafia, on Las Palmas road. Young women in stone-washed jeans and high-heeled shoes often accompany the members of the drug-industry proletariat. On occasion the four-wheel-drive vehicles they favor cruise the streets in force. The cartel's thugs will sometimes clear a traffic jam by blazing away with their guns pointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia the Most Dangerous City | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

...Melmac. Listen to him drivel: "There are moments when ALF's reality is so overwhelming, you have to catch your breath. He picked up a lingerie catalog one day, and you could see his blood changing, his temperature going up. How did he do that? ALF has eyes of stone, literally cold black eyes, and sometimes, whether they catch the light or not, they warm just like a person's eyes." Do I have the man in knots or what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Stranger in A Strange Land | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

Ferraro emphasized the national importance of women running for office. "Every time a woman runs for national office, it's like throwing a stone in a lake. The ripples are felt everywhere," Ferraro said, speaking of her own candidacy's affect on women across the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ferraro Urges Women to Seek Office In Speech on Political Opportunities | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

Archaeologists in Thailand have spent years assembling thousands of stone blocks to restore the Temple of Phnom Rung, a monument of the Khmer dynasty (A.D. 802-1250). A key part of the temple has mysteriously turned up 10,000 miles away at Chicago's Art Institute, and the Thais are demanding it back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand: Case of the Missing Vishnu | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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