Word: leaded
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...hairbreadth victory, following a strident and violence-marred campaign, was a hollow one for Romero. He had en joyed a 10-to 20-point lead in pre-election polls and was hoping for a land slide. The charismatic, white-haired Governor, an advocate of immediate state hood for Puerto Rico, had campaigned on a pledge that he would call a 1981 plebiscite on that question if the electorate returned him to office with a decisive majority. He now feels voters made it clear that they will not be hurried into state hood. "I thought I was being pushed...
Chrysler's requests for help may lead to similar calls from other automakers. Ford is now considering asking the auto workers' union for its own wage reductions. Ford has already lost about $1.2 billion this year, and it would like to renegotiate wages to keep its costs and final sales prices competitive...
...little reminder was in order, a small history lesson, and there was no one better to lead the class than Bruce Springsteen. Lennon had lately become warmly admiring of Springsteen, especially his hit single Hungry Heart. Springsteen could probably have let Lennon's death pass unremarked, and few in the audience at his Philadelphia concert last Tuesday would have been troubled. But instead of ripping right into the first song, Springsteen simply said, "If it wasn't for John Lennon, a lot of us would be some place much different tonight. It's a hard world that...
...Crimson came out storming after the opening buzzer and got an emotional boost when Sara Fischer gave Harvard a 1-0 lead in the first ten seconds of play. Center Alex Lightfoot beat the Tiger defender to the puck in the corner and centered it to Fischer, who rifled a quick wrist shot by goalie Becky Potter...
After O'Dell's second red-lighter to end the first period, Newell, playing on a makeshift line of defensemen, converted a Jennifer White rebound to knot the contest at three. Moments later, leading scorer Diane Hurley tapped in a Lightfoot centering pass for a 4-3 Crimson lead...