Word: tossings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sent angry letters to California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. Complained one writer: "My bank put a two-week hold on a U.S. Treasury check because it was from out of state. I mean, if the U.S. Government isn't good for the money, we might as well toss it in." Brown has introduced a bill in the assembly that would require banks in most cases to clear checks within five days. Last week the New York State legislature began consideration of a bill that would empower a state panel to set limits on check-clearing times. In Congress...
...cards of captured American pilots, pieces from a downed U.S. B-52 bomber, and the T-54 tank that first breached the gates of Nguyen Van Thieu's Independence Palace in Saigon in 1975. At a nearby carnival, the most popular game is the beanbag toss, in which gleeful children win pieces of candy by pelting a plywood figure of Uncle...
Perhaps it is Walter Mondale's fate that much of his recent life has been devoted to wiping out a public confession made nine years ago. As political farewells go, his was extraordinary. A man who set out to become President decided to toss it all and tell the world openly, astonishingly, that he lacked the determination to seek the biggest job Americans have to offer. "I do not have the overwhelming desire to be President," said Mondale...
...first two UMass batters. After taking the count to 3-0 against DH Todd Comeau, Marchese fought back for a strikeout. Waszczuk walked to load the bases. Then, with the count 0-2, a low pitch got by Martelli Dean Bennett tried to score from third, but Martelli's toss to Marchese beat the belly-flopping Minute man Cimini flied to right to end the contest...
...start off the day, Crimson throwers Al Quintero and Maria Acacia got a quick hold on their reservations for England Quintero, who has been outstanding all season long, beat his nearest competition by over 20 feet, with a toss of 168 feet, seven inches in the hammer throw. Acacia's discus toss of 127 feet took first place by almost five feet. She also took first place in the shot put, but the rest of the throwing events, both men's and women's, went to the Elis...