Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Negotiations for a settlement, which started in May, broke off about a month ago and since then the union cancelled a June 26 meeting. The two parties have continued to exchange phone calls in an attempt to re-open the discussions...
...that there really is no quick fix for terrorism. What we do need is improved intelligence work against terrorist groups. Penetration can help derail the nasty stuff. When I was in the agency, the CIA penetrated the P.L.O., and we helped head off several terrorist acts, including an assassination attempt against Golda Meir...
...during the Vietnam War, the patriotic executive spent several million dollars in a failed attempt to airlift 75 tons of food and Christmas presents to prisoners of war in South Vietnam. The White House thanked him anyway...
...felt in love with rescues. In 1970, he attempted to rescue two bankrupt computer companies. Again, the attempt failed, and in a period of a month, stock in EDS dropped from $41 a share to $3.75. He lost a billion. It was the biggest one-time loss in American history...
...marathon sessions last month the committee heard preliminary testimony from Harvard administrators and other witnesses to determine the general chain of events. When it next convenes in September the CRR will attempt to resolve some of the smaller discrepancies between the various accounts, said CRR chairman Richard E. Kronauer...