1.   It was his one of his final childish acts, the other being his sour reaction last October to the sudden firing of Harrick.

2.   The sudden firing stunned city politicians and residents, despite weeks of escalating friction between the superintendent, Andre J. Hornsby, and Mayor John Spencer.

3.   Walt Harris, the quarterback coach, was an assistant with the Jets last season until the sudden firing of Pete Carroll.

4.   Leaders in the oil industry Tuesday condemned the sudden firing of the chief of the National Petroleum Corp., which has gone through three leaders in three years.

5.   The workers charge that the bankruptcy declaration and their sudden firing were illegal.