Word: flew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wake of yesterday's weather, perhaps the team with the most ironic nickname of the week just flew into the Hub yesterday to play the Boston College Eagles...
Finally, late last week, several leading South African businessmen flew to neighboring Zambia for a six-hour meeting with the exiled leaders of the African National Congress, the oldest black South African political organization, which is outlawed at home. The businessmen, led by Gavin Relly, head of the giant Anglo American Corporation, were undeterred by Botha's warning that such a meeting would be "a disloyal act," and afterward pronounced it a success...
Last week the governor of South Africa's central bank, Gerhard de Kock, flew to European and American banking centers to discuss what he called South Africa's "standstill" on repayment and to sound out banks on their willingness to renegotiate their loans. De Kock was told by at least two major New York banks that for the time being they were not in a position to increase their credit lines...
...cents in early 1984, and last week hit an all-time low of 35 cents. Another critical factor has been the refusal of many American and European banks to renew loans to South African borrowers. Last week the governor of South Africa's central bank, Gerhard de Kock, flew to Europe and the U.S. to try to convince bankers that South Africa remains a sound investment. But his efforts were made more difficult by the crescendo of unrest at home. The black National Union of Mineworkers was threatening to call a strike at several gold mines this week, which would...
...maintenance reports concerning JT8D engines, ordered last week by the FAA, are expected to be announced this week. Pratt & Whitney officials issued a statement last week warning aircraft operators to inspect all such engines, particularly the combustion chambers. At the same time, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who flew home from vacation in Austria and immediately visited the disaster site, ordered a "rigorous inquiry" into the explosion. Government investigators are predicting that the probe could take up to 18 months...