Word: flew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conference was set back at the beginning by Iran's refusal to attend and, in a way, was dominated throughout by the absence of the Iranians. Even a special delegation that flew to Tehran was turned back by Iran's refusal to share any forum with its enemy in the gulf war, Iraq's President Saddam Hussein...
...think that's neat") and the star attraction at a film festival. Then she flew back by way of Rome, where she was photographed in full battle dress for the cover and a big inside feature of the Italian Harper's Bazaar. Then, since she was there and why not, she chummed around with Franco Zeffirelli, who directed her latest film, and helped Designer Valentino show his spring collection, keeping an eye out for one of his dresses to wear at the high school prom back in Englewood...
Harvard's time was running out, though. As the meet moved into the sprints and field events, B.U. emerged as the national caliber team it is. Canadian freshman Julie White was absolutely smashing as she flew 19 ft., 3/4 in. to take the long jump for the Terriers, turned around and propelled herself 6 ft. 3/4 in. vertically into the air to win the high jump, and then grabbed second in both the 55-yd. hurdles and the 55-yd. dash. Teammate Sharon Colyear eclipsed White by winning the 55-yd. dash, the 55-yd. hurdles in a mere eight...
...PANAMA CANAL TREATY was the first major target on Viguerie's hit-list. While the Republican Party waffled on the treaty in 1978, the New Right organized. It enlisted conservative groups, raised money through direct mail, and flew a "Truth Squad"--including Senators Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.) and Jake Garn (R-Utah)--around the U.S. to denounce the giveaway treaty. While it lost the Senate vote, the New Right had raised and spent $3 million during the campaign and brought "countless members of the Silent Majority into the conservative movement." Viguerie claims the popular swell also put new conservatives...
Starting two weeks ago, Brown quickened the pace still more, seemingly because he had received word that the Tehran government wanted to settle the matter before the beginning of the Reagan Administration. Brown flew to New York on Jan. 9, and in phone calls from his room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, he asked each bank for its final tabulations of debts and credits with the Iranians...