Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spartan philosophy. Burr announced that People would upgrade all its services, install leather seats in its aircraft, and offer --horrors!--luxury flying in newly installed first-class seating. At the same time the determinedly upscale VIP lounge was set up in North Terminal. The counterrevolutionary campaign was a clumsy attempt to woo the slice of the airline market that People had never served, the business traveler. The change in style came on the heels of a brief People effort to raise fares, a move that was reversed within seven weeks...
When Ronald Reagan asked the House of Representatives last March to approve $100 million for the contras fighting the Soviet-backed Sandinista government in Nicaragua, the bid failed by twelve votes. A month later, parliamentary maneuvers foiled a second attempt, and the contras were again left in limbo. On a third try last week, the Administration finally patched together a twelve-vote margin in the Democratic-controlled House, securing not only an infusion of cash for the 20,000-man army but also a firsttime congressional commitment to provide military assistance openly to the rebels...
Consider, for example, the sad story of Warner LeRoy's attempt to help rebuild Manhattan's Bryant Park, a nine-acre urban oasis now inhabited largely by drug peddlers. Almost four years ago, New York City authorities announced a grand rehabilitation scheme that would feature the construction of a glass- walled cafe-restaurant. LeRoy, who operates the city-owned Tavern on the Green in Central Park, offered to build the restaurant with $12 million of his own money. "That will help make the park a great, wonderful public gathering place," said LeRoy, "like the Via Veneto or the Piazza...
...packed train that was carrying tourists to the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. Seven passengers were killed, including one American and three West Germans. As many as 40 other people were injured. Although no one claimed responsibility for the attack, it was widely seen as an attempt by the Shining Path to avenge the deaths of its imprisoned followers...
...statement they represent. As such, the measures are aimed as much at South Africa's standing in the world community as at its pocketbook. Said Pennsylvania Congressman William Gray III, a strong advocate of House action: "Sanctions are a statement of where we stand as a nation, not an attempt to bring a government down...