Word: horsemen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Irish situation: President Carter in 1977 indicated the interest of the American people in seeing an end to the violence in Ireland. He would then encourage greater investment and aid to Northern Ireland, which is very welcome. There is also the role of the so-called four horsemen [Senator Edward Kennedy, House Speaker Thomas O'Neill, Senator Daniel Moynihan and New York Governor Hugh Carey]. That people of their caliber are aware of the damage that is being done is very helpful...
...experience he later evoked in his war and adventure tales. During World War II, he took a dangerous part in the French Resistance and he wrote lyrics for the movement's anthem, Chant des Partisans. Three of his best-known novels became movies: The Lion, The Horsemen, and Belle de Jour, filmed by Luis...
...Belmont as the perfect dark horse for a race that treats long shots kindly. Casual racing fans may favor the julep-soaked hoopla of the Kentucky Derby or the high-speed sprint of the Preakness, but the Belmont and its demanding distance hold a special place of honor among horsemen: "The Test of the Champion." Only a horse in top form and full of racing heart can make the final closing rush for this third and most difficult leg of the Triple Crown. Coastal's triumph over Spectacular Bid, who had an air of invincibility as the day began...
...Discovered amidst a stash of weapons and earthenware, a crown glitters with spangles of gold and jade that adorn its antler-like shafts. This animal symbolism, some historians believe, attests to the shamanistic beliefs of the early Koreans and suggests that they had more in common with the nomadic horsemen of the Siberian steppes than with their Chinese neighbors...
Last week came the biggest blow: Trainer Laz Barrera pulled Cauthen off Affirmed, the horse he rode to the Triple Crown last year. Horsemen do not show slumping jockeys quite the paternal support that Leo Durocher, manager of the old New York Giants, gave a weeping rookie named Willie Mays after he had gone 1 for 26 in his major league debut ("Tomorrow's another day, kid, and you're going to be playing centerfield tomorrow"). Barrera said the decision not to let Cauthen ride Affirmed in the $200,000 Strub Stakes was "one of my hardest...