Word: cohen
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...Central America. The mining has deepened their skepticism, and shaken the faith of Reagan supporters in the Administration's repeated assurances that its prime aim in backing the contras is to stop the flow of Communist weapons into Nicaragua and from there into El Salvador. Said Republican Senator William Cohen of Maine, explaining his vote last week for the antimining resolution: "We know that mines cannot distinguish between commercial vessels and those laden with Soviet and Cuban weapons ... With the destruction of each economic target in Nicaragua or in its harbors, our policy and its rationale become more tortured...
...Jumbo left fielder, trying to double Boyer off second, fired it in to second baseman Margie Cohen, but overthrew her. Analert Cunningham immediately broke for home, and scored what would turn out to be the winning...
Rubin started the bottom of the ninth by fanning Rivard, and then made impressive barehand stab of a Cahalan grounder to throw her out. She then got Cohen to pop out to short to end the game...
When they emerged from the changing room, one was carrying an armload of grenades and the other, described as too young even to shave, was wielding a machine pistol. "He pressed the gun to my temple," said Sales Clerk Rani Cohen, 18, recalling his turbulent first day on the job, "and we looked each other in the eye." But the Arabs inexplicably spared Cohen, raced into the street and for seven frenzied minutes wildly bombarded the area with grenades and bullets. Their fire was promptly returned by several quick-witted citizens. By the time the smoke cleared, 46 civilians were...
...Swiss-Jewish multimillionaire and Tami benefactor. After Nigeria failed to pay him hundreds of millions of dollars for a chain of luxury hotels he was building, Gaon reportedly asked Shamir's government to allow Israeli banks in Switzerland to give him loan guarantees. When Finance Minister Yigal Cohen-Orgad refused, Gaon urged Tami Leader Aharon Abuhatzeira to call for new elections. Gaon, who co-founded the Tami Party in 1981, vigorously denied any interference...