Word: ap
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...AWACs plane, telephoning President Reagan to inform him of the outcome of last Wednesday's Senate vote; here is the Saudi newspaper Al-Jazira saying that Reagan belongs "in the tent of history" as one of the greatest American leaders "in recorded history"; here, courtesy of an enterprising AP reporter, is a quote from a man-on-the-street in Jidda: "Allah is my witness, the timing of the AWACs victory over Israeli lobbyists is replete with proofs the Almighty has awarded us a special gift...
...INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Kick-Scoring Situation by Villnueva 17 30 Yd LG 33 31 40 Yd LG 69 41 50 Yd LG 01 51 60 Yd LG 00 Total LG 93 AP /PA 1011 Istal Points...
Since 1976 some 25 unions have been ap proved by the government, and many others are unofficially recognized by employers. Disruptive labor disputes now occur at a rate of two or three times a week. In the final days of the anniversary celebration, black unions demonstrated their strength by calling simultaneous walkouts at the Ford and General Motors assembly plants in Port Elizabeth. The cost in lost production: $2 million...
...heed the old maxim that no Army officer can rise to the top without experience in combat command, which he lacked despite some brief battle experience in Korea. He went to Viet Nam in 1966 and the next year led a battalion to victory in the battle of Ap Gu, one of the major engagements in the biggest American offensive of the time. It was a classic Viet Nam operation; Haig's troops were helicoptered into an area thought to be infested with Viet Cong guerrillas, drew an enemy attack and held their ground in bloody hand-to-hand...
...drama on-field has been tame compared with Davis' off-field actions. He tried to shift his franchise last spring to the more commodious Los Angeles Coliseum, but N.F.L. owners refused to ap prove the move. Angry at being spurned after ten straight years of sell-out crowds, Oakland and then the N.F.L. sued in state court to make the Raiders stay and play by the bay. The Los Angeles Coliseum Commission and the Raiders then sued the N.F.L. in federal court for the right to take flight in the night...