Word: boxful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dorothy & Hamill; and an entertainment spectacular with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Lionel Richie. The lottery was the idea of David Wolper, producer of Liberty Weekend and of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 1984 Olympics. Order forms can be obtained for $1 by writing Liberty, P.O. Box 2021, Murray Hill Station, New York...
...bizarre outcome was skewed, in part, by the Chicago races, where Mayor Harold Washington campaigned against the regular Democratic ticket (see box). In the statewide contests, regular Democrats were too cocky; Stevenson did not bother to campaign for his running mates, assuming, like everyone else, that they would be ushered in on his coattails...
...became operational at an airfield south of the Libyan city of Surt. One complication in hitting the sites: an attack could result in casualties among Soviet technicians that man the antiaircraft areas. Nonetheless, both Secretary of State George Shultz, who has long yearned to "put Gaddafi back in his box," and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reportedly have been angered at the Libyan's recent claim that he does not support terrorists...
...Whoever was responsible, the assassination was a setback for what little is left of the peace process that has evolved from the 1978 Camp David accords (see box). It undermined King Hussein's hopes of finding partners among moderate West Bank Palestinians to replace the recalcitrant P.L.O. Equally, it was a serious blow to Prime Minister Peres' plans for returning the administration of the major towns to moderate Palestinians after three years of direct military control. And it was a savage tragedy for a distinguished family that has taken a lead in trying to improve the quality of life...
Anatoli Dobrynin, 66, the Soviet Union's longtime Ambassador to Washington, will join the Secretariat, probably as a foreign policy adviser. His 24 years of service in Washington have earned him a reputation as a tough but pragmatic U.S. adversary who could be both charming and deceptive (see box). His inclusion in the inner circle of power suggests that U.S.-Soviet relations have become Gorbachev's overriding foreign policy concern. The leading candidates to replace Dobrynin as Ambassador to Washington are Yuli Vorontsov, 56, the Kremlin's suave Ambassador to Paris, and two Deputy Foreign Ministers, Viktor Komplektov...