Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...simple matter of public safety, I have to go back to ground zero. There is someone that has been endangering students and I can't imagine what useful purpose could be served by creating confusion," Lewis said in an interview...
...with 15 or so other prisoners. "We had to get out, and the soldiers lined us up. We got scared and tore the blindfolds down. We were in a big field covered with dead bodies. Instantly, the soldiers opened machine-gun fire at us." Hodzic threw himself on the ground, and bodies toppled over him. Soldiers, he says, walked around finishing off the wounded, but did not notice him. He hid in a forest, traveling for five days until he reached safe territory...
...opposed to sending troops to Bosnia, Senate majority leader Bob Dole postponed a vote on a resolution of qualified support for President Clinton's peacekeeping plan. In the House, nearly half the members--mostly Republicans--sent the President a blunt, one-sentence letter: "We urge you not to send ground troops to Bosnia." Clinton said he would not be deterred by congressional dissent...
...future, once we have our organization off the ground, we want to look into things like a fashion show or other activities," said Olch, who has a strong background in fashion and publication experience. Still, he added, HFA wants people to take the publication seriously...
...Jones industrial average plunged Thursday, losing 34.32 to fall to 5,182.15. The New York Stock Exchange composite index also lost ground, falling 2.07 to 329.10. On the Big Board, decliners led advancers 1,302 to 1,062. Volume was heavy with 461.94 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index also fell dramatically, losing 16.15 to end the day at 1,040.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks lost 4.77 to 616.92. In London, gold closed...