Word: uproars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Seitz declared that the Uniform Players Contract did not grant a club a perennial option to an athlete's services. It is no wonder that this sweeping judgement, which obliterated the binding labor rules that had persisted for nearly one hundred years, thrust the major leagues into an unprecedented uproar...
...when asked about them, Kopple laughed. "I'd have someone sit inside with a wireless mike and when there was enough commotion in the room, I'd open the door and fire away with the camera. You know, somebody shouting, 'There's no justice in Harlan County! and an uproar...
While the inconvenience to upperclassmen is counterbalanced by the advantages to freshmen, the workers appear to gain no such countervailing advantage except a lukewarm guarantee from Dean Fox that no jobs will be lost. Union uproar was a significant if not crucial factor in defeating the proposal last year. The Crimson is disappointed at the lack of a similar response this year, but hopes that this unexpected silence is simply the result of the union being taken by surprise by another of Dean Fox's sneak attacks...
Carter's economic-stimulus package has passed the House but is stalled in the Senate, chiefly because Democrats are still furious over Carter's threat to cancel 30 "wasteful" dams and other water projects (TIME, April 4). Members of the foreign policy Establishment are in an uproar over Carter's dealings with the Soviets; some critics argue that an overemphasis on human rights and naive negotiating tactics were the chief reasons that Moscow rejected his proposals on SALT (see THE WORLD). Finally, leaders of feminist and minority groups complain that Carter has not appointed enough women...
Imagine the uproar, however, if gambling was legalized and so many more people had a stake in the outcome...