Word: true
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...placing the call, Szymczak journeyed to the tiny public library in her mother's hometown 300 miles from Chicago. "My fantasy," she explains, "was to open a high school yearbook and see a woman who looked like me." On page 15 of the 1952 yearbook, Szymczak's fantasy came true. The smile was the same one Szymczak saw in the mirror; the graduation quote: "I'm just the girl you're looking for." The long search ended with a three-hour call from a pay phone. By the end of the conversation, it was after midnight on the second Sunday...
...minute lobbying. Many Congressmen bought the Administration argument that a tax cut would spur business investment, creating more jobs and prosperity for everybody. In theory the lure of a lightly taxed payoff will tempt investors to put up money for risky ventures. Economists have long disputed whether that is true, but it remains an article of faith among conservatives...
...beginning to work out some answers -- a process that is not without pain. Nicole admits she felt "a tearing away" when the Evanses went home from the hospital with the baby; she paid her first visit the very next day. "It's been hard for us to hear the true sadness in Nicole's voice," admits Jan, "when we have felt so much joy." More than once Nicole has had to battle the urge to pick up Rebecca and run, particularly when Jan went out shopping and left them alone together one day. "I could have just walked out with...
Injury Report: Restic's artificial surface fears came true against the Cadets as several Crimson players suffered injuries. The biggest blow had to be that to adjuster Bobby Frame, who hurt his ankle in the second quarter and had to sit out the rest of the game. Frame anchors, with cornerback Jim Smith, a Harvard pass defense which has recovered from a horrendous 1988 season to become one of the Ivy's stingiest. Frame is listed as questionable for Saturday's Lehigh game...
...press conference, President Bush told reporters emphatically, "There were rumors around that this was some American operation and I can tell you that is not true...