Word: canadas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...team for 44 years (1930-1974), had considered the idea of an international squash program for many years. They both sought to use squash as "a vehicle to promote international exchange by having a one month tour of top world junior players throughout the United States and Canada... to use athletics as a tool of understanding and growth...
...each must be bright and articulate to be able to relate his experiences in the United States and Canada to his countrymen back home after the tour...
Another crucial difference between the American and foreign games is the kind of ball used in play. Abroad and in Canada, players use a much softer ball, which slows the game and allows players more time to set up properly. As a result, squash is much easier for beginners to learn...
...addition to competing on the court, the juniors will be competing with other tourists by visiting many popular attractions throughout the United States and Canada, getting exposure to North American history, business and government...
...glittery as Queen Elizabeth greeted leaders from 46 of Britain's former colonies. But behind the trappings lurked a divisive issue: apartheid. The target was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who is against imposing economic sanctions on Pretoria. There must be "sustained pressure" against apartheid, said Brian Mulroney of Canada. South Africa is a "total pariah," declared Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Thatcher said she would support an Australian proposal to establish a "contact group" to urge South African President P.W. Botha to negotiate with black leaders. But she remained opposed to sanctions. "They don't work," she said...