Word: workmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...highway on the way to his plant near Buenos Aires, a green Ford truck suddenly swerved in front of him near a point where four workers were installing a traffic sign. Da Cruz slammed on the brakes and was rammed from behind by a Fiat pickup. The four "workmen" and four men in the Fiat all rushed forward and hustled Da Cruz away. Five days later, just before releasing the 38-year-old Portuguese American near the spot where they had seized him, the kidnapers gave local newspapers a photograph that showed Da Cruz, who is Kodak...
Smiling easily, she never lost her professional detachment, despite the obbligato of snarling drills and hammering as workmen put the finishing touches on the theater. Local newspapermen, wistfully recalling her public pyrotechnics of 20 years ago and hoping for more of the same, groaned in frustration at her low-keyed manner during rehearsals. One reporter disguised himself as a soldier in the chorus in order to get a story...
...them jump on and off the tire trying to fit it to a rim that is too large. They don't understand that technology will not allow certain possibilities. Similarly, at the site of a derailed train Malle highlights another strange mixture of men and machines; dozens of workmen pile rocks under the wheels, forming a ramp for the train to move onto the track...
...workmen will save time by installing the peep holes along an entire hall or entryway at once, Murphy said. He added that Buildings and Grounds could keep the cost of installation down by using mass production techniques...
...Neill's career on Capitol Hill has been faithful to those "people-oriented" ideals he grew up with in Cambridge. A strong labor man, he consistently supports workmen's compensation, medicare, health centers, and civil rights. He is a major force behind House reform of the seniority system, especially in committees where he so effectively operates...