Word: agrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...World Trade Center is rocked by a thundering explosion, police round up a string of Arab immigrants as suspects, including an Egyptian radical who was admitted to the U.S. by mistake. Off the shore of New York's Long Island, a rusty tramp steamer called the Golden Venture runs aground, disgorging nearly 300 frightened Chinese trying to enter the country illegally; 10 die. Newly elected President Bill Clinton, reneging on a campaign promise, denies entry to Haitian boat people, then is blindsided by hostile public reaction when his first two choices for Attorney General turn out to have hired illegal...
Theater: A new Show Boat runs aground...
Frustrations increased when two rendezvous with the kidnappers fell through. A third attempt ran aground when a squadron of police cars, pursuing suspects in a totally unrelated crime, streaked through a site at the precise moment that the Weinsteins had been directed to leave the ransom there. The anxious family was worried that the kidnappers -- who never showed -- had suspected a trap and might retaliate against their victim. Finally, last Monday morning, came the go-ahead for the money drop. As instructed, Weinstein's eldest son Mark dragged two satchels filled with bills in small denominations to the entrance...
...people died when a tramp freighter smuggling Chinese immigrants into the U.S. went aground just off New York City. After hundreds of the would-be immigrants jumped overboard into chill waters in an attempt to swim ashore, about 285 were treated and released into the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which will decide whether the immigrants should be returned to China. Police said a Chinese gang operating in lower Manhattan organized the nightmarish 17,000-mile voyage of the Golden Venture with the intention of collecting a fee of around $30,000 a head...
Since then, the Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Hoffenberg with using false financial statements to sell more than $400 million in securities. When his bid to take over the Post ran aground, he struck a deal with Hirschfeld to share ownership. After this liaison went asunder, the bankruptcy court on March 12 turned over the paper to Hirschfeld, who promptly axed Hamill. Within hours, the mutiny was under way. The cause of the Post staff's animus toward its new chief was twofold. One, Hirschfeld fired 72 employees. Two, he once spat on a reporter from the Miami Herald...