Word: facing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...career mark of .352 entering the 1987 campaign. The three hitters ahead of him just happen to be Ty Cobb (.367), Rogers Horns by (.358), and Joe Jackson (.356). Obviously, there are many American League pitchers Boggs loves to hit against, but if the Chicken Man were to face this one veteran hurler everyday, he would have a good chance of hitting close to .500. Name...
...site where scores of Chileans were killed and hundreds tortured after the 1973 coup in which General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte toppled elected Marxist President Salvador Allende Gossens. His voice trembling, the Pope acknowledged the "sadness" of the place and urged his audience "not to remain indifferent in the face of injustice" but cautioned them to avoid being "seduced by violence and the thousands of reasons that seem to justify...
...provide some trying moments for two men widely touted as close personal and political friends: Ronald Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. The two statesmen are scheduled to meet in Washington on April 29, and the new strain in their relationship comes at a time when both leaders face serious political troubles. At home Nakasone is currently fighting an uphill battle for political survival. The U.S. sanctions were an added burden that could help force him out of office before his term expires in October...
COVER: The U. S. and Japan face...
...stake are 325,000 acres of farmland that the government wants for state-run collective farms. While church leaders have vowed to fight the legislation in the courts if necessary, some observers say the stage is now set for a second round of bargaining that could end in a face-saving compromise acceptable to both sides...