Word: lawness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...choosing bankruptcy, Lorenzo has won some breathing room, but he has also given up considerable power. Under federal law, Eastern management will have 120 days to submit its reorganization plan to the bankruptcy court. In the meantime, the airline can resume normal operations if it reaches an agreement with its unions. But the rules have changed since Lorenzo's previous foray into Chapter 11 with Continental. Management can no longer toss out union contracts under Chapter 11 without the court's approval...
...least good craft. Maas, who has skillfully dovetailed law-and-disorder in best sellers like Serpico and The Valachi Papers, proves adept at joining history to melodrama and to convincing plot twists with slightly implausible characterizations. A middle-aged New York City adman named McGuire turns into a modified James Bond to investigate the disappearance of a headstrong son, a Harvard student who was mixed up with running guns to the I.R.A. McGuire's metamorphosis may strain credulity, but his motives are authentically rooted in strong parental emotions...
...original motivation was to avenge the mistreatment of Shi'ites in Lebanon and to vent his hatred of the U.S. and Israel. But U.S. sources say he has become obsessed with trying to secure the freedom of his brother-in-law Mustafa Badreddin and 16 other Shi'ites jailed in Kuwait after a 1983 bombing blitz. Mughniyah launched his subsequent kidnaping and hijacking spree to spring the 17 in a prisoners-for-hostages swap. Among his victims: William Buckley, the CIA station chief, who died in captivity...
...screened, presumably so that people likely to develop fatal or disabling diseases could be charged higher premiums, or possibly turned away. Insurers have already used a similar policy to avoid covering individuals at high risk for AIDS, a practice now banned in several states. Unless it is prohibited by law, employers could conceivably try to guarantee a healthy work force by asking job applicants to submit to genetic screening. Clearly, there is a potential for widespread discrimination against those whose genes do not meet accepted standards...
Bonfires and brawls once again choked the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Ever since China invaded the mountainous region in 1950, the Tibetans have periodically erupted in violent protest against Communist rule. Last week, after three days of rioting, Chinese authorities imposed martial law and troops armed with automatic weapons ringed the city to quell the unrest. At least 30 people were believed killed and more than 100 were wounded in the ensuing melee...