Word: carly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...terrorists who skyjacked a Lufthansa airliner in October, saving the lives of 86 with a commando attack at Mogadishu, Somalia. Soon afterward, however, the body of Industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, who had been kidnaped by Baader-Meinhof gangsters six weeks earlier, was found in the trunk of an abandoned car in France...
During Nasser's stormy 16-year reign, Sadat was never taken too seriously. He was judged to be unambitious and even weak, a man who seemed to care more about smart clothes, his home and car, than Cabinet meetings and political responsibility. Colleagues nicknamed him "Nasser's poodle," and even Nasser himself would refer to Sadat as a "black donkey." Characteristically, Sadat the survivalist concealed his feelings and watched and learned. "If you showed ambition with Nasser," he says now, "that was the end." Nearly all of the original Revolutionary Command Council were eventually ousted from office...
...before, I was so sure that war was going to break out that I asked him if I should keep the children home from school the next day. He said 'No, send them along, like all the others.' I said that at least I would keep our car in front of the school, just in case. He agreed, but advised me not to bother till noon. I knew then that the war would break out around midday...
...will offer about 75,000 Chevymobile owners living in the 44 states $200 in cash each, or about $120 more than the estimated difference in value between Chevy and other engines. The company will also give each car owner a transferable three-year or 36,000-mile warranty. The legal officers of California, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee refused to accept the settlement, presumably because they still hope to collect fines and get more for car owners in their states by pressing their suits. It is quite likely, however, that the U.S. district court in Chicago will both approve...
...still insists that it did nothing wrong: if a car buyer paid for a 350-cu. in., 170-h.p. engine, that is exactly what he got?though some owners, like Siwek, experienced delays getting their cars repaired because parts for Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Buick engines did not always fit the Chevy motors. The $40 million will hardly be a severe financial penalty to GM, which has earned as much as $1 billion profit in a single quarter...