Word: boosts
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...freshman forward Flatt who left the bench to guide the offense. He nailed four straight field goals to boost the hoopsters' lead to 31-25 at the 4:59 mark, and led all scorers for the half with ten points...
...what does former Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner Jr.'s trial have to do with Thompson? It--and the attendant publicity--gave Thompson a big boost in his eventual quest to win the governorship in 1976. The trial took place in the midst of Thompson's tenure as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (which includes Cook County and Chicago), from 1971 through 1975. In that office, he attracted a great deal of attention for his reputed "swinging bachelor" life style--which Hartley says was a misconception--and his method of prosecution: going after the big names, leaking tantalizing...
...massive increase" in domestic production of gasohol. A federally supported program would provide something for almost everyone: more customers for farmers, more fuel for motorists and more protection for the nation from OPEC'S oil price increases and supply cuts. But, when the Administration plan to boost the gasoline stretcher was unveiled last week, it looked a lot less than massive and even a bit ill conceived and unrealistic...
...Administration's actual gasohol incentive program aims to boost production and consumption. It defers that annual target of 500 million gal. of ethanol production to 1981. While generous, it falls far short of what some had hoped. It fails to ensure that federal farm policies will provide distillers with enough grain year after year. Instead of big new investment tax credits, it offers would-be distillery builders loans and loan guarantees totaling $300 million a year for ten years...
Traveling along with the varsity was the J.V. team, also defeating Williams to boost its record to a perfect...