Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cultural gulf between Rome and the U.S. exacerbates the conflict. While the American bishops' starting point tends to be democracy within the church, Rome is concerned first and foremost with religious dogma. According to one Vatican official, U.S. Catholics are heavily influenced by their culture and media, which, to the Pope, create a "society of immediate gratification," the exact opposite of John Paul's ethic of "service and commitment." A final irritant is American Catholics' penchant for airing disputes in public...
...permission for Iranian Jews to emigrate to Israel. The Ayatullah is a sworn enemy of the Jewish state, but Israel too hopes to gain influence with ( Khomeini's potential successors. In addition, Israel believes that its self- interest lies in helping Iran at least to stalemate Iraq in the gulf...
...paying the bill. The delivery of such items had been blocked by the Carter Administration, however, after the Khomeini-led revolution toppled the Shah and acquiesced in the seizure of the U.S. embassy by Iranian militants in 1979. The Reagan Administration, in line with its outspoken neutrality in the gulf war, has a long-standing and strongly advocated policy against arms sales to Iran...
...remove the JAFFA markings on the oranges." Further, said the seaman, uniformed Israelis had already demanded that the name Morso be removed from the ship before its arrival in Eilat and replaced temporarily by Solar; the name was changed back to Morso as the vessel approached the Persian Gulf, reaching Iran around...
...most aggressive corporate raiders to sweep down from Canada, the Vancouver-based Belzbergs have made profitable runs on the stock of a dozen or so major U.S. corporations during the past few years. In 1984 they teamed up with T. Boone Pickens in an attempt to take over Gulf Oil. The bid failed, but seven months later the Belzbergs sold their $87 million stake in the company for $157 million. Last March the family threatened a takeover of Ashland Oil (1985 sales and revenues: $8.2 billion), collecting a $16 million "green-mail" profit when management bought back its shares...