Word: central
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...central character of the interminable buildup, which customarily dwarfs the contest, figures to be the Redskins' Doug Williams, 32, the Super Bowl's first black starting quarterback. His initial reaction is to smile. "I can't go in there and tell the Broncos' defense I'm black and I'm doing this for black America," he says. "Maybe it's a little sweeter for me because of some of the things I've been through, but I'm doing it for the Washington Redskins and myself...
...week ahead of schedule for face-to-face talks with the U.S.-backed contras. When the rebel leaders dismissed the offer as a publicity stunt and refused to begin talks prematurely, the Sandinistas hurled another surprise. They called for an international commission to monitor Nicaragua's compliance with a Central American peace plan. The panel would include not only representatives from the Organization of American States, Socialist International and the United Nations but also members of the U.S. Democratic and Republican parties...
Until this week, Dukakis had said he would oppose the assignment of Massachusetts guardsmen to Central America. Dukakis argued that the assignment was part of the Reagan administration's overall policy of attempting to destabilize the Nicaraguan Sandinista government...
...order would affect only a relatively small public affairs unit of the state guard. The unit would go to Central America for training exercises...
Rene Edmundo Valdivieso, secretary of the Martial Court, released the ruling from the three-member appellate tribunal. It said the killings were covered by the amnesty program adopted under terms of the Central American peace plan adopted in August...