Word: eves
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Even if Kadar should manage to cling to his job, the party conference appeared to mark the end of his era. Placed in power on the eve of the Soviet invasion that crushed the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Kadar was initially reviled as the "Butcher of Budapest" for his role in the brutal repression that followed. He later gained popularity with his bold economic experiments, which gave the country more than a decade of prosperity. But the economy began to falter in the late 1970s, leading to a sharp decline in living standards...
Last week Wall Street seemed to get the message. In rapid-fire announcements made on the eve of congressional hearings on program trading, six major securities firms -- Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley, PaineWebber, Bear Stearns, Kidder Peabody and Dean Witter -- announced that they would halt index arbitrage for their own accounts, at least for the time being. With the exception of Bear Stearns, which will stop all index arbitrage, the firms will continue to execute such trades for customers who request them...
...Moscow next week Gorbachev is scheduled to hold his fourth summit meeting with Ronald Reagan. Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze were in Geneva last week making the final arrangements for the session. On the eve of the summit, Gorbachev is hoping that by cutting his losses in Afghanistan, he will win friends and influence governments around the globe. If he can allay concerns about Soviet intentions from the Pacific to the Caribbean, Gorbachev may persuade a mistrustful world to lower its guard and permit more maneuvering room for Soviet diplomacy. To that...
...round of balloting on April 24, though the release of three French hostages in Lebanon last Wednesday seemed briefly to boost Chirac's chances. Chirac failed to capture enough supporters of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the ultra-rightist candidate, who fared surprisingly well in the initial round. On the eve of his triumph, Mitterrand, 71, outlined his plans for the second term with Time Inc. Editor- in-Chief Jason McManus, TIME Managing Editor Henry Muller, Assistant Managing Editor Karsten Prager and Paris Bureau Chief Jordan Bonfante. Excerpts from the interview and from written answers to questions submitted earlier...
Dukakis has found child care a big help in humanizing his rather aloof image. On the eve of the Ohio primary last week, he visited a center in Cincinnati and led children in a rousing chorus of Itsy Bitsy Spider. Though he has not spelled out a detailed policy, he points to the state-sponsored program he developed as Governor of Massachusetts, the most comprehensive in the nation. Over the past three years, it has increased placements in state- licensed centers by 20%, to 117,000 Bay State youngsters...