Word: gladdening
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...locked doors and barred windows of the home they shared on Don Carlos Drive. "I could hear her hollering," said Neighbor Tyrone Tyler. "She had to be on fire." But no one could get into the house in time to save Street or her housemate. Near by, Marie Gladden, 62, filled a bathtub and jumped in to avoid the flames, but her body was found in the rubble of the house...
...matter how many Republican hearts Bush's debate performance may gladden, or how many Republican faces Bush's gaffe may redden, campaigns rarely if ever turn on the performances of running mates. The chief effect of the Democratic surge last week has been to set up the second and final Reagan-Mondale debate, scheduled for Sunday night in Kansas City, as perhaps the decisive event of the campaign. A strong performance by Reagan could silence the whispers about his age and competence and squelch any swing to Mondale well before it reaches the danger point. But a second Mondale victory...
...already gained the support of at least 36 Senators and about 200 Congressmen. It is being sold to lawmakers as a triumph of political common sense: Why not move the embassy 40 miles to the city that has been Israel's capital since 1949, and by so doing gladden the hearts of Israelis and their American supporters...
Bullish tidings gladden both moneymen and the Administration
...concurred with the Israelis that United Nations peace-keeping forces should remain just outside the area, although they will occasionally be allowed to inspect the Palestinian refugee camps near the border. The two countries will open liaison offices in each other's capitals, a prospect that does not gladden Lebanese officials. Although the Israeli office in Beirut would not have diplomatic status, Gemayel's aides fear that other Arab countries will see the step as a prelude to normalizing relations...