Word: helped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...almost like Joe was trying to get caught," says a fellow seaman who remains a close friend. "He'd close his door, but everyone knew what went on. He always said that everything was fine, but then why was he drinking? The guy was begging for help, but he kept it all inside...
...added $15 million for controlling pollution in Cracow; he also pledged support for a move to reschedule some of the nation's foreign debt. In Hungary he offered $25 million in economic aid, $5 million for an environmental center, a $1.5 million a year Peace Corps project to help teach English, and the end of trade restrictions...
...asked America's industrial allies to make similar contributions to Poland and Hungary. The group agreed to hold a meeting in a few weeks to discuss both financial aid and support for reforms in the two countries, underscoring that the European Community is increasingly more able and eager to help guide potential changes in the Communist bloc. "Leadership in Europe on these questions belongs to the E.C., both by right and by their record of success," said investment banker Robert Hormats, a former top State Department official...
...inquiry of HUD about to begin, Kemp's visions are likely to remain on hold. More Republican political embarrassment also seems inevitable. One of the House subcommittees said it intends to question Carla Hills, now the U.S. Trade Representative and a former Secretary of HUD, about her efforts to help a mortgage company and a developer get HUD contracts...
...revolution promised religious freedom. But when Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church, offered help in rebuilding the country, he was curtly told to mind his own business. Obando became one of the regime's chief critics. Says he: "We just can't stand by with our arms folded. You can pray to God, but you must also do your part." Priests who criticize the government have been expelled from the country, and the Catholic radio station is intermittently shut down...