Word: max
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...called trade war resolution that calls on Reagan to take all appropriate action to persuade Japan to remove barriers to American products. The only objections before the vote on the nonbinding measure came from legislators who argued that it was not strong enough. Said Montana Democrat Max Baucus: "I want to say only one word--boeki-senso. That is Japanese for trade war." Snapped Lawton Chiles, a Florida Democrat: "The U.S. can't go on playing Ann Landers and letting the rest of the world cry on our shoulders when it comes to foreign trade. Even Ann Landers can spot...
...King and I, played another engagement last week, and the staging was as impressive as ever. Olive-drab Army buses wound down Pennsylvania Avenue, ferrying more than 100 members of Congress to the White House for a last- minute patriotic pitch from the Gipper. Chief Arms Control Negotiator Max Kampelman made a special guest appearance, jetting home from the Geneva arms talks to add diplomatic luster to Reagan's argument that a vote in the House against the MX would weaken America's bargaining position with the Soviets. Backstage, top Cabinet officials gave briefings to press Reagan's case...
...possesses stockpiles of chemical weapons-- and none at all that mustard gas had severely injured the Iranians taken to Western Europe. Doctors treating the men reported burns and blisters of the skin, lung lesions that inhibit breathing, and chemical traces of the gas in body fluids. Said Burn Specialist Max von Karlmann of the Isar Right- Bank Clinic in Munich: "The clinical picture shows clear evidence of injury inflicted by mustard...
...time for the House of Representatives," said the President. "The votes there will answer the question of whether we stand united at Geneva or whether America will face the Soviet Union as a nation divided over the most fundamental questions of our national security." For good measure Reagan ordered Max Kampelman, chief U.S. negotiator in Geneva, to return to Washington and lobby House members on behalf...
...gritty songs about lost affection and spiritual redemption earned rough- and-ready Tina Turner two 1985 Grammys, securing her crown as the comeback queen of rock 'n' roll. Next Turner's fans will get a chance to see her strut her tuff in Mad Max III, the Road Warrior sequel to be released this summer. For the latest installment of the adventure series, set in postapocalypse Australia, Turner, 46, plays Aunty Entity, the hardhearted ruler of a barbaric outpost known as Bartertown. No, love's got nothing to do with it; instead of falling for Swoon Symbol Mel Gibson...