Word: fates
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...joint mission, which included Laotian soldiers and government officials as well as U.S. specialists, worked at its task in a dense patch of jungle 25 miles northeast of the city of Pakse. The search is a continuation of the U.S. Government's long-term effort to discover the fate of 2,483 Americans unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. TIME Bangkok Bureau Chief James Willwerth was part of a small group allowed by the Laotian government to visit the site. His report...
While most of Jordan's citizens were relieved last week that the investigations seemed to be over, some expressed anger at what they considered a witch-hunt. Others were concerned about the still unresolved fate of twelve children sequestered in foster homes and institutions. Some remained suspicious of neighbors. Said Kathie Voss, a nursery school teacher: "I thoroughly believe that there were both guilty and innocent people involved, and now we'll never know who is who." Seven former defendants have filed lawsuits against the county, demanding up to $336.3 million in damages. (The targets--the county board, Morris...
Walser does not quite believe Fevvers' confession, and rightly so. Most of its details are incredible. Buffeted by cruel fate, the bird-girl sinks to enforced servitude in the establishment of one Madame Schreck, who runs a particularly nasty pornographic peep show. Fevvers, by now known throughout the London demimonde as the Virgin Whore, plays the Angel of Death in erotic tableaux. Hearing that her mistress has sold her services for a trifle, the rara avis explodes: "What, 50 rotten guineas for the only fully feathered intacta in the entire history of the world? Call yourself a procuress...
...Amman, Jordan's King Hussein and Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, agreed on a "framework for common action" in reaching a settlement with Israel over the fate of some 1.3 million Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Though exact terms of the accord were not released, the U.S. was told through diplomatic channels that it contained at least the implicit recognition of Israel's right to exist...
...tentative agreement ends a seven-year-old controversy over the fate of the now vacant Craigie Arms apartments, located across from the new Charles Square complex on Brattle St. Harvard bought the 88-year-old apartment building, which with 60 units was one of the city's largest, in 1967. Harvard stopped re-renting units in 1978 arising that the building was deteriorating rapidly and needed a major overhaul. Since then, the building's been in limbo-it's been a thorn in Harvard's side, the Rent Control Board's side, the City Council's side, the tenants coalition...