Word: cold
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...James Whyte, head of the Church of Scotland, spoke for a horrified world. At a memorial service in Lockerbie last week, he condemned last month's bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 as an act of "human wickedness" and "cold and calculated evil." With Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and some 100 relatives of U.S. victims among the mourners, Whyte said those responsible must be brought to justice, but cautioned, "The uncovering of the truth will not be easy, and evidence that would stand up in a court of law may be hard to obtain...
Rice, a Mississippian, was equally at home in the cold, showing hands like an Eskimo in catching five balls for 133 yards. On his first TD catch, he leaped high into the air to grab the ball; on his second, he reached down and grabbed the ball at his ankles as San Francisco took a 14-3 halftime lead...
...about the Soviet Union except its name (and, presumably, its leader). Asked at a press conference the next day whether he believed Gorbachev was sincere in trying to remake the Soviet Union into a less threatening country, Ronald Reagan replied, "Yes, I do." Coming from the longtime and unabashed cold warrior, in the midst of his own swan song, those three words were almost as significant as Gorbachev's hour-long oration...
...NIGHTS. Vietnamese officials may not admit it, but Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has become the country's unofficial winter capital. Virtually the entire 14-man Politburo, including 75-year-old General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, prefers the balmy climate of the former imperialist bastion to the damp cold of Hanoi, the capital, which is 700 miles to the north. But the old warriors are careful to maintain appearances: when they have to receive foreign ministers and issue government announcements, Politburo members return -- briefly -- to Hanoi...
...rush to transform raw materials into material wealth. No premium was placed on efficiency, and no environmental concerns restrained val. Trucks in Siberia, for example, are still left running every hour of every day throughout the winter because the vehicles are very difficult to start in the cold, and diesel fuel is plentiful...