Word: fiascos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Carter in particular, and for the U.S. in general, the desert debacle was a military, diplomatic and political fiasco. A once dominant military machine, first humbled in its agonizing standoff in Viet Nam, now looked incapable of keeping its aircraft aloft even when no enemy knew they were there, and even incapable of keeping them from crashing into each other despite four months of practice for their mission...
Western Division: LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Classy teams bounce back. Several things happened at once to cause last season's fiasco, but you can bet your Linda Ronstadt Dodger jacket they won't happen again. Dave Goltz and Don Stanhouse are here to insure that even if Doug Rau wins one of six and Bob Welch five of 11 like last year, Burt Hooton won't have to carry the pitching staff alone...
Just one day after the White House announced the forthcoming visits of Premier Begin and President Sadat, Secretary of State Vance was attacked by members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who seemed as anxious as the President to show their support of Israel. The subject was the fiasco at the U.N. when the U.S. first supported and then repudiated a resolution criticizing Israeli occupation of Arab territory that it seized during the 1967 war. The caustic tone of the session was set by New York Senator Jacob Javits, a firm backer of Israel, who announced on Feb. 25 that...
Administration officials expressed confidence that the debacle over the U.N. vote would blow over eventually and last week they reminded Israel to take the autonomy talks seriously. Unfortunately, the greatest damage done by the vote fiasco may be the erosion of whatever leverage the Administration had for putting pressure on Israel. Since the Israelis know that President Carter can ill afford to further offend Jewish voters, it is hard to imagine the Begin government giving in to a last-minute compromise. Moreover, the vote issue will not disappear right away. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to begin hearings...
...been no steady climb, no gradual evolution. The Crimson has moved in spurts, seeing five coaches in a decade, with only the last one achieving what the others sought. There was the brilliant 1973 season, with a 16th place finish in the NCAA s; there was the 1974 NCAA fiasco, when Harvard was disqualified for an entry card foul...