Word: grave
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...couple of hundred witnesses," says Fulton County District Attorney Lewis Slaton (played in the film by Rip Torn). "By picking which ones to use, you can pretty much write any script you want--which is what they did." Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who took office in 1982, expresses "grave disappointment" with the show. "The city of Atlanta dealt with a tragedy that had a potential for enormous personal and racial conflict, and really went through it together," he asserts. "What we have is a docudrama that rewrites history." Less partial observers, too, are appalled at the film's distortions. "They...
...Essay that follows, served from September 1982 to July 1984 as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan Administration. One of the leading conservative economists, he nonetheless differed with the White House on several key budget and tax issues, in particular, what he saw as the grave danger posed by large deficits...
...Arab leader put Israel on notice that it must not permit those who migrate to Israel to take up residence in territory claimed by the Palestinians. Warned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: "If this leads to the settlement of Ethiopians in the West Bank, it will be an extremely grave matter...
...lift the dread with satire and comic invention. An expert explains the poison cloud that threatens Iron City: "This is Nyodene D. A whole new generation of toxic waste. What we call state of the art." There are lampoons (if that is possible) of occult tabloids: "From beyond the grave, dead living legend John Wayne will communicate telepathically with President Reagan to help frame U.S. foreign policy. Mellowed by death, the strapping actor will advocate a hopeful policy of peace and love." In what may be regarded lightly as a plot, Gladney searches for the source of Dylar, an experimental...
Gromyko was asked what would result if the United States failed to uphold the spirit of the Geneva agreement on preventing an arms race in space, and he replied: "Those consequences would be most grave. If it (the United States) embarks on that path, the talks would be blown up. We made such a warning to the U.S. delegates...