Word: wrighting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clothing distributor in the Bronx had found it cheaper to turn rejects over to a trucker deadheading back to North Carolina than to dump the stuff in New York. Enterprising Wheeler-Dealer Lee ("Red") Wright spread the bales over a one-acre field. Last week Wright was collecting a $5 parking fee, then permitting ragpickers to take away whatever they could carry. There were a few drawbacks: no dressing rooms, no alterations, and the "as is" nature of the merchandise, a condition likely to worsen as time and weather take their toll. But never mind. Bargain hunters jamming local roads...
...Wright, speaking with reporters before Reagan acted, said that if Democrats can't override Reagan's veto, they would push "the strongest, most effective trade bill that you can, but that will take time...
...happen to think it's a better issue for the Democrats than for the Republicans," said House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.). House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.) asked, "Why hand it to us on a silver platter...
...House Speaker Jim Wright's office catches fire, but there are no sprinklers. The laws requiring them do not apply to the Capitol or other federal buildings...
Designated hitter Steve Wright led off the inning with a double, and Rob Fay followed with a homerun to tie the score at two and send the game into extra innings...