Word: halts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wave of Crimson momentum generated by a 3-1 victory Friday night in New Haven came to a crashing halt here Saturday night, as the icewomen fell victim to a more experienced and fancier-skating Brown squad...
...seeking an oil import fee to raise the price of foreign crude and protect the U.S. energy industry. Says Democratic Senator David Boren of Oklahoma, who last week wrote Reagan urging him to support the plan: "If prices fall further, it will bring our exploration to a screeching halt." At Boren's request, Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, agreed last week to hold hearings on the proposal...
...Federal Reserve Board moved to halt such interstate branching by expanding the definition of a bank to include the non-bank banks. The action was challenged in court by Dimension Financial Corp. of Kansas, which plans to set up limited-service banks in 25 states. The U.S. Supreme Court last week decided the case in Dimension's favor, ruling 8 to 0 that only Congress has the authority to change the rules of the game...
...move considered crucial to the future of his government, President Jose Napoleon Duarte last week announced a long-awaited plan to strengthen El Salvador's economy. He told the country, in a televised speech and press conference, that the program creates a "war economy" designed to halt the "gangrene" that has afflicted El Salvador, which now has 45% unemployment and 40% annual inflation...
...shock of death alone did not bring Congress and the President grinding to a halt and produce the largest media event since Nixon's resignation--perhaps since John F. Kennedy was shot. The deceased were added to this year's list of heroes, mourned by the nation like other victims of a cruel fate. Only this time we had blown them up ourselves...