Word: freed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...belonging to Garuda Indonesian Airways sat in the cargo area at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport, harshly illuminated by spotlights. Inside, five fanatic Muslim hijackers knelt in the aisle in thankful prayer, convinced that a deal had been struck and that, as they had demanded, some 80 freed "political prisoners" were on their way from Indonesia. But even as they prayed, a 39-man team of Indonesian commandos were clambering up metal ladders onto the wings of the DC-9. At precisely 2:36 a.m. the plane's doors burst open and the commandos hurtled inside with machine...
...right to control her body and her reproductive life. Says Lobbyist Shack: "We believe there is no greater tyranny over an individual than the power to control childbearing." For most women who seek abortions, there are very practical reasons. The changing mores that some social conservatives lament have freed many women from what the pro-choice advocates call a "barefoot and pregnant" domestic role. For a career woman, or a young student working to enter the job market, being forced to bear an unwanted child, and perhaps deciding to accept an undesired marriage, will drastically alter her life forever...
...abortions on the state government. I clearly intend to see that we do that." Republican State Senator James Donovan, the Hyde of Albany, plans to offer an amendment that would assure Carey will not have his way. Says Donovan of his antiabortion mission: "I think of Abe Lincoln, who freed the slaves when they were treated as little different from unborn children today-as non-persons." The legislature will probably appropriate the money. Carey, however, also told the NOW lobbyists he endorses the Supreme Court decision to allow a state to require notification of the parents of dependent minors seeking...
Most of the 54 freed prisoners were dangerous criminals, according to Islamabad authorities. Nineteen were accused of murder or attempted murder. Revealingly, six had been charged with smuggling Soviet-made arms into Pakistan. Two had been convicted as Soviet spies and sentenced to 14 years. Eight others were charged with distributing antigovernment literature. The rest had been held on various charges of sabotage and subversion...
...parades are over, the banners and yellow ribbons have been taken down, and America's freed hostages are settling in. Yet the aftermath of their ordeal continues to capture headlines. An American imprisoned in Iran for eight months, Freelance Journalist Cynthia Dwyer, was tried as a spy last week; she was reportedly found guilty early this week, sentenced to time already served and ordered deported. Marine Sergeant Gregory Persinger filed a lawsuit against the Iranian government seeking at least $140,000 in damages suffered because of his captivity. And new details about how the Iranian revolutionary government conducts...