Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were the first installment of what Britain has announced will be a mass forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people. Those who are to be expelled from the crown colony -- the number could exceed 40,000 -- fail to qualify as political refugees (as opposed to economic migrants) and are therefore considered illegal immigrants. Under an agreement between London and Hanoi, Britain will pay Viet Nam some $620 for each returning boat person in exchange for the promise that the returnees will not be persecuted...
...Vietnamese boat people is about to begin. The U.S. opposes the new policy on humanitarian grounds, at least until conditions in Viet Nam change for the better. But the British government, convinced that less stringent policies will not stop the flow of illegal immigrants to the crown colony, is determined to go ahead. Under the plan, the British and Hong Kong governments will reportedly provide about $620 in cash for each deportee, or a total of $27 million if all who are currently in the colony are sent home...
...tournament provides another chance for Harvard to prove itself a bonafide contender for the league crown. Last week in Durham, N.C., Christian Laettner and company simply overmatched the Crimson en route to a 130-54 laugher...
Junior defenseman Scott McCormack returns tothe ice for the first time since early January andnets a goal only 1:40 into the game. Young talliesthe game-winner on the power play. The Crimsonnabs its fourth-straight league crown...
Harvard beat Princeton, 4-2, in overtime Sunday, knocking the Tigers out of first place in the race for the Ivy crown. Freshman Peter Cochran, whose goal just one minute into overtime lifted the Crimson to the win over Princeton, earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors for his performance in Sunday's game...