Word: epaulet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...question at the time was Can the company survive for long? City Ballet was unique among the world's major troupes in that it was nourished each season by new works from a choreographic genius who also attended to every detail of preparation and casting, every peplum and epaulet, even the banners outside the theater...
...green uniform gleaming with nine rows of ribbons on his chest and four silver stars on each epaulet, General Wojciech Jaruzelski strode to the rostrum of Warsaw's parliamentary chamber and formally took over as Poland's new Premier. In the clipped tones of a military commander, he addressed both a plea and a stern warning to the troubled nation. "I am appealing at this moment for three months of uninterrupted work, 90 days of calm," said the general. He went on to promise that his new government would be willing to sit down with Solidarity, the independent...