Word: medal
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...swelled, the black South African churchman who helped inspire it took possession of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. Clad in a red cassock and wearing a gold pectoral cross, South African Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu accepted the Nobel committee's $181,000 cash award and 7.2-oz. gold medal in Norway's University of Oslo Aula. Shortly before the ceremony, Tutu, who a week earlier had declared in Washington that U.S. policy toward South Africa was "immoral, evil and totally un-Christian," was forced along with other dignitaries to evacuate the Oslo hall for 65 minutes after police...
...Taiwan. Said Company Vice President Barry Ryan: "We fought imports from Day 1, and we'll continue to fight. We're psyched to the point where we can beat them, and that's what you need to win." It also helps to have some Olympic gold-medal promotion. -By John Greenwald...
Dressed in a dark tan uniform, Jaruzelski remained cool and confident throughout the nearly three-hour encounter with the press. At times he even displayed a wry sense of humor. President Reagan, the Polish leader said, deserved "a medal of achievement" from COMECON, the Soviet-led trading community, because Reagan's policy of sanctions against Poland had resulted in greater economic cooperation among Moscow's allies. Jaruzelski made it clear that he was not about to bend to pressure from Washington. Said he: "Reckoning that we will pay with concessions for favors is not realistic...
...bronze medal brightened things a little, as did a strange experience he had in the airport right before leaving...
Aaron scored 50th out of 76 international chemstuds (earning him a bronze medal), and his teammates also scored well, placing the U.S. 8th overall, an unprecedented achievement for a first-year participant...