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Word: winter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...barnstorming the country with his folksy "Sunny Jim" image, Callaghan conveyed a sense of confidence that could not have been more than smile-deep. A disastrous winter of crippling strikes robbed Callaghan of what could have been his strongest campaign weapon: Labor's ability to work smoothly with Britain's powerful trade unions. Beyond that, many voters were well aware that Callaghan was saddled with a compromise manifesto, or platform, that had been hammered out between the party's moderates and its disproportionately influential left wing. Callaghan had held out for a program that would not frighten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: A Choice, Not an Echo | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

Some baseball pitchers are bad boys of winter: they come in low and inside with their typewriters and tell tales out of the clubhouse. Jim Bouton perfected the pitch with Ball Four, and as a sequel ex-Yankee Sparky Lyle this season spikes up dirt about the world champs in The Bronx Zoo. Then there's Philadelphia Phillies Reliefer Tug McGraw, 34. When his arm is in the whirlpool, McGraw's mind is busy thinking up baseball fairy tales for children. He is working on one about a boy from the Bowery and his dog who both make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 23, 1979 | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

...facility. Not just for the basketball team. We need more floor space for our students, so they can exercise in the winter," he told the dinner-eating audience...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg and Laura E. Schanberg, S | Title: Allen Named Hoop Captain; McGuire Talks at Banquet | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

Penn's star outfielder Tom Olszak sent out a ten-page resume to each of the 28 major league teams this winter. Needless to say, he's majoring in marketing. at Soldiers Field PENN AB R H BI Cicatiello, cf 5 2 4 2 Karbach, 3b 5 1 1 2 Olszak, rf 5 1 1 1 Gaskill, If, 1b 3 1 0 0 Derle, 1b 5 0 3 0 Yotts, pr 0 0 0 0 Tannish, If 0 0 0 0 Rom, dh 4 1 2 0 Keefer, ss 5 1 2 1 Sinnegan, c 4 1 1 0 Criscuolo...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Marshall Clouts HR; Quakers Fall, 11-9 | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

Captain Geoff Stiles provided the real news of the day, failing to win the pole vault for the first time this year, including the winter season...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Huskies Slip Past Crimson With Victory in Final Relay | 4/18/1979 | See Source »

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