Word: flew
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Rarely has a marriage between nations been arranged so quickly. On Sept. 1, Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi sounded out Syrian President Hafez Assad on the question of merger. A week later, Assad flew off to Tripoli to discuss details; two days after that the deal was struck. According to a 13-point proclamation issued in Tripoli and Damascus, the two leaders had agreed to form a "political, economic, military and cultural union" that would become "the base for confronting the Zionist presence in the Arab homeland and the liberation of Palestine...
...week, the Egyptians and Israelis were inching their way back toward negotiations on Palestinian autonomy. The two sides had earlier agreed to resume the talks and to hold another summit conference, probably in Washington, some time after the U.S. elections. Last week Israel's Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir flew to Alexandria to see President Anwar Sadat and discuss existing differences. The Israelis have hinted that as a good-will gesture to Egypt and the U.S., they may release some Palestinian political prisoners and Prime Minister Menachem Begin may postpone the transfer of his office to East Jerusalem. Moreover...
...shuttle treatment, New York Air will offer a free drink and food. Eastern will be fighting the competition with its guaranteed seat service, which means that any travelers showing up at the gate always get on board. Lorenzo himself took advantage of that convenience last week, when he flew the Eastern shuttle from New York to Washington because he could not wait for a reserved seat. "Good flight," he conceded...
...dinner final goal occurred at the end of the evenly-fought second half. McCollum picked up the ball at midfield, flew down the right sideline, and drove a searing liner past Ippolito. The huskies, ranked third nationally, held on for the remaining two minutes and won their second decision in as many outings...
...Good evening ladies and gentleman, this is my bag, you can take it or leave it...I just flew in from Los Angeles and got air sick. Trouble was, nobody noticed...Can you guess where I buy my clothes? Sacks Fifth Avenue...I used to wear a vacuum cleaner bag, but that sucked...And now for a song. 'He ain't heavy, he's my baggie...