Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most of the disputes centered on better pay, but that was not the issue in the most serious situation of all: New York City. There, the militant, 55,000-member United Federation of Teachers was threatening to repeat its opening-bell strike of last September. Then, the main issue was more money for the teachers. This year, the dispute centers on a controversy over efforts to break up the city's huge, bureaucratic system and turn control of the schools over to community-run local boards. Some such decentralization was ordered by New York's state legislature last...
That Mess. This summer the city was shocked to find that Topeka State's psychiatric aides had staged, in effect, a one-day strike. They did not call it a strike, but an "administrative takeover," and they stayed on the job for twelve hours instead of the usual eight to show that they were willing and able to give the patients more and better care than the bureaucracy would allow. Later they changed the name of their demonstration, for propaganda reasons, to a "work-in." By whatever name, it stopped Topekans from boasting about their mental-health facility...
Pennant Fever. Still scarred by last summer's riots, still suffering from the divisive effects of a 267-day newspaper strike that all but paralyzed the town, Detroit these days is diverted by the exhilarating symptoms of a raging case of pennant fever. The very idea of getting into the World Series once again has temporarily brightened everything. Fights may still erupt during discussions of such volatile topics as race relations, religion or politics. But talking about Tiger successes is absolutely uncontroversial. September's mood is a reflection of the relief expressed by the Detroit News after the Tigers' last...
...given," Denny claims. "Like a good arm. You don't develop it, and I thank God He gave me both." Last month, in a typical McLain display of power and accuracy, Denny fired seven straight fastballs at Carl Yastrzemski, Boston's batting champ. Every one of them was a strike, and Yastrzemski only postponed the inevitable by fouling off four pitches before he went down swinging. Says Umpire Ed Runge: "I don't think McLain ever throws anything but a strike intentionally...
...Denny is ready to pitch. He squirts a stream of spittle out of his mouth, the left corner of his upper lip curls back in a sneer, his hands come slowly together at his chest. Suddenly he wheels to the right, rears back and throws. If it is a strike, McLain licks his teeth with obvious satisfaction. Back comes the ball from the catcher and, as if bored with the very sight of the batter, McLain turns away from the plate...