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Word: fans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...documents uncovered by the Glenn committee indicated that a major concern at the Hanford facility was the release of huge numbers of plutonium particles. The problem, dating at least to 1947, was traced to corroded fan duct work in the stacks of two chemical separation plants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Failed to Reveal Radiation Hazards | 12/19/1989 | See Source »

...depositing the hot cash in a U.S. financial institution. Reason: the IRS requires all banks to file Currency Transaction Reports for deposits of $10,000 or more. During the early 1980s, launderers got around this scrutiny by employing couriers called Smurfs, named for the restless cartoon characters, who would fan out and make multiple deposits of slightly less than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Torrent of Dirty Dollars | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...some games attracting as few as 100 paying customers, a team or two may fold before the scheduled February play-offs. The players, whose salaries average $23,000, won't get rich either. But what they want is to prove, to themselves and others, that there is life after Fan Appreciation Day. "Hell," says ex-Yankee Graig Nettles in the S.P.B.A. yearbook, "if I can stay in baseball, I may never have to grow up." The same goes for the fan, especially at long distance. Just checking S.P.B.A. stats in USA Today keeps the faithful in touch with the game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Never Having to Grow Up | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...Night Before Christmas" into his line-up. The festive mood extended beyond the songs played; Joel went out of his way to show appreciation for the crowd, wrapping himself in towels thrown from the front rows and stopping security guards so he could shake the hand of a fan who had climbed on stage...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Sometimes a Piano | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

...REALLY like letters to the editors of The Crimson. Since my mother doesn't write me very often, these letters are about the only correspondence I get. Twice a year or so, I get fan letter. But more often, I get angry retorts to my opinion pieces...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: The Editor Strikes Back | 12/13/1989 | See Source »

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