Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Alas, ours is not such a society, even if Robert Bork thinks it is. His attempt as a judge to avoid assertions of fundamental principles is no less clear a claim as to what those values are than that made by the "activists" with whom he so disagrees...
...effort to restore the building as accurately as possible, researchers studied the original paint colors and stoneworking methods that were used in Mem Hall's construction. When workers replace the worn stone and brick, they attempt to replicate the original colors of the stone and even of the mortar in between the bricks. They also use stone cutting processes similar to the original techniques...
...height of the coup attempt, Honasan used his brief moments on television to advocate military revitalization and accuse Aquino of being soft on the guerrillas of the Communist New People's Army. He castigated the government for neglecting the lot of the common soldier, who earns a modest $75 a month, including a daily food allowance of 60 cents. The troops must also endure inadequate equipment, medical supplies and even death benefits while fighting the N.P.A...
With military helicopters unsuccessfully fanning through the countryside for a sign of him, Honasan proved that even in hiding he can send jitters through Manila. The city's booming stock exchanges opened for the first time since the coup attempt and fell sharply. Hearing rumors of new revolts and troop movements, Congress nervously adjourned. Officials fear that Honasan may continue to discomfort the government simply by leaking wild tales to the city's circulation-mad newspapers. Late last week Honasan released a taped message calling the mutiny's toll "regrettable and inexcusable" but claiming that the rebels had pulled their...
United Nations Secretary- General Perez de Cuellar prepares to lead new talks after attacks by Iraq and Iran leave the waterway littered with damaged ships. -- In the Philippines, the aborted coup attempt uncovers a deep vein of dissatisfaction in the military. -- A Soviet court sentences the young West German pilot who landed outside Red Square to four years in the Gulag...