Word: finalize
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...January 19, 1980; his editors have just released The Court Years, his story of life on the bench. There is little sentiment; there are many facts, several insights. Not a page-turner, or even a "pageant-of-history" in vivid colors, it demands to be taken seriously as the final document of a man who did so much to shape American society--almost always for the better...
...patience and stubbornness pay off eventually. Last week American negotiators were wrapping up final details on an agreement for the Chinese to buy up to 9 million tons of wheat and corn annually for three years. Says Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland: "This is an indication that the Chinese intend to be a major customer for U.S. exports...
...fiercest showdowns, but it was always the New Yorkers who went to the World Series. The Phillies were even more conspicuous failures in the stretch. In 1964 they set an unenviable standard for September swoons, blowing a big lead by winning only four games in the season's final 2½ weeks. The last time the Phillies won a pennant, in 1950, they were wiped out by the Yankees in the World Series in four straight games. Never in their 98 years of baseball had they been world champions...
...mashed a line drive to the left-field wall. Explained Aikens: "I said to myself, 'Willie, you're tired and you're ready for this game to be over. Why don't you get a hit so you can go home?' And I did." Final score...
Last week Fedorenko's case was before the Supreme Court, and the outcome will determine much more than where an aging widower lives out his final years. The law says that citizenship can be revoked if the immigrant concealed a "material fact" when he applied for it. This provision has become the linchpin of the Justice Department's three-year effort to deport suspected war criminals believed to be in this country...