Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...members held an angry meeting that led to an outburst of racial slurs; blacks were accused of "fouling" integrated toilets and making insulting remarks about white women. If the government cracks down hard on the protesters, as it did to quell the rioting in Soweto in 1976, it might spark more unrest. Predicts Fred Ferreira, Ford's industrial relations manager: "Inactivity is not going to solve this problem. Whether we get a black or a white backlash is simply a matter of time...
Lack of depth in the sprints, a problem which has plagued the Crimson for the past two years, may hobble the squad again this season. Hunt says he's looking to freshman Alida Catillo to add a needed spark in those events...
...Crimson scored first in the third period and seemed to be taking control of the game, but a fight that broke out at 3:58 sent two players from each team into the penalty box and seemed to spark the flagging Terriers, who scored two goals in six seconds...
Youth corps members Pat Horne, Nancy Boutillier, Ann Scannell, Marget Long and Frenesa Hall, will "give the team a shot in the arm," Coach Carole Kleinfelder said Monday. "They are really charged up and should provide us with a lot of spark...
...rather than of the testing companies themselves. Most companies have long cautioned against overdependence on scores. They note, correctly, that national exams deserve credit for enhancing educational opportunities, especially in the case of talented students from lackluster schools. Even so, enough general suspicion of computerized testing organizations exists to spark the reform movement. "It used to be a little fringe group," trumpets Harvard Law Graduate Andrew Strenio, adding: "Now it is going mainstream...