Word: tearing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Executives of the large coal companies deny that they mishandled the negotiations, or were trying to damage the union. Said Harry Washburn, senior vice president of Cleveland-based North American Coal Corp.: "The operators do not want to tear the union apart. They want a strong union, one that can deliver a work force every morning." Many executives of the big companies are upset about the latest contract proposal and blame Jimmy Carter for it. Said a steel company official: "There's no doubt we were the losers, dragged into defeat by Government intervention...
...scene that confronts Poppa brings a tear to his eye. "I almost thought you guys wouldn't be able to bring it off this time without resorting to something illegal," he muses. "But now I know that out there somewhere, Morey Amsterdam is smiling...
Born in Hazleton, Pa., Flood boxed at Syracuse University and, after graduation in 1924, joined a touring theatrical company. He performed in more than 50 productions, and grew his trademark mustache for the role of a plantation owner. Age and the wear and tear of his long-running performance on the Capitol Hill stage have lately begun to slow the headliner, who used to rock House debates with melodramatic oratory...
...loss isn't enough to tear your heart out, consider this: Harvard had a Phil Evans goal disallowed in the first period when the freshman was called for overtime parking in the crease...
Curry oozed finesse with a stylish fall-away jumper to complement a pair of Carle baskets as Harvard began a 19-1 tear that erased a 41-35 deficit and concurrently gave the hosts a commanding 54-42 bulge. The flashy playmaker finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists...