Word: germanize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sousa Mendes wrote visas for an estimated 30,000 refugees--about 10,000 of whom were Jewish--so that they could escape the German invasion of France, said Wheeler...
...deal, which is expected to be approved by the Italian government, was a coup for the U.S. firm. AT&T triumphed over a homegrown bid from Fiat, as well as proposals from French, West German and Swedish competitors. The Italian project will help give AT&T a strong foothold in the fast-growing European telecommunications market. Italtel, for its part, hopes to parlay its new association into expanded phone-equipment exports...
...secretary said he and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl agreed at a "very, very friendly" talk yesterday to negotiate differences over the NATO plan which would develop, produce and deploy new nuclear missiles to replace aging shorter-range rockets...
That was the most remarkable of the many striking effects in German director Peter Stein's production of Falstaff, with which the celebrated Welsh National Opera was making its American debut. But the applause that swept the amiably musty BAM theater was not just for Stein. Nor just for Donald Maxwell's passionate performance as Sir John. Nor even just for the smiling Princess of Wales, Princess Di herself, who appeared in a glowing white satin dress for the black-tie benefit. Also to be applauded and celebrated was the start of a new kind of opera season...
...protesters, Fathers Hans Kung and Edward Schillebeeckx, are long-standing critics of Rome. But not all signers were left-wingers, and for many it was the first such public stand. The Vatican declined comment, but the West German hierarchy "decisively" rejected the "countless insinuations" against John Paul, insisting that "prudent, discriminating dialogue" accomplishes far more than one-sided tracts...