Word: als
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Campaign finances are slim as yet, with balances ranging from Councilor Al Vellucci's $44 to the low thousands for most incumbents. Challengers Jonathan Myers and Edward Cyr are not required to submit financial reports yet, but Myers claims to have raised...
...Harvard police officer Al Terestre and Lt. Peter O'Hare performed CPR on the child at the scene, but found no pulse, Terestre said...
...attention of the Iranian leadership was focused last week on the war with Iraq and the so-called final offensive that Iran has vowed to launch before the end of March. Two weeks ago Iranian forces attacked four Iraqi-held islands in the Shatt al Arab, the waterway that separates the southern parts of the two countries. The Iranians briefly captured the islands, but were forced to retreat after Iraq counterattacked with helicopter gunships, heavy artillery, missiles and rockets. Visiting the battlefield later, journalists saw the bodies of hundreds of Iranian soldiers on the ground or in the swampy waters...
...negotiation. Some Middle East experts wondered whether his trip to Saudi Arabia last week, an unusual move for a man who does not often venture outside his own country, was a sign of nervousness. After visiting the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Saddam went on to al Ihsa for talks with King Fahd. The two leaders were said to have discussed the gulf war and the Islamic summit conference to be held on Jan. 26 in Kuwait...
...million bbls. with the aim of forcing rival oil producers like Britain to cut back to make room for the Saudis. But when competitors refused to budge, the world's oil glut rapidly increased and discounting became rampant. "The price war is here," said Mani Said al-Oteiba, Oil Minister of the United Arab Emirates, in February...