Word: east
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Warsaw Pact has the bizarre distinction of being the only alliance in history that has occupied or invaded not enemy territory but that of its own member states: East Germany '53, Hungary '56, Czechoslovakia '68. The imposition of martial law in Poland in 1981 was nothing less than a Soviet- backed military coup d'etat within the Communist Party...
...just as the specter of an East-West conflict has receded, East-East police actions may also grow harder to justify, and someday perhaps harder to execute. Hungary, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria have all followed Gorbachev's lead by announcing large cuts in defense spending. The gradual demilitarization of those societies could fuel economic reform by freeing resources for civilian industry...
...crowd of 3500 spectators saw the Hockey East regular-season champions go up, 4-1, early in the second period when David Emma scored the third straight Eagle goal at the 1:26 mark on Falcon goalie Paul Connell...
...Tigers, seeded 16th in the East Regional, used a patient spread offense to frustrate the top-seeded Hoyas and build a 10-point lead early in the second half. But the Hoyas rallied behind Mourning, a 6-ft., 10-in. freshman center, who finished with 21 points...
After qualifying for the East Coast Tournament in Virginia April 1-2 with an 8-0 league record, the Black and White began a fundraising drive to finance the trip...