Word: michigan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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State police closed Interstate 94, and the Michigan Department of Transportation said it would stay closed for at least two to three days...
However, Joseph Jackson, the assistant agent in charge of the FBI's Michigan's operations, described the agency's presence as routine and said "there's absolutely no indication of anything other than an accident...
...least six people, all of whom had been on the ground, were treated at hospitals for injuries caused by the crash. One man, Lawrence Favio, 30, of Lincoln Park, was airlifted to the University of Michigan Medical Center and was in critical condition with burns over 39 percent of his body, said a hospital spokeswoman...
...embattled President, the cheering crowds were a tonic. "Reagan, Reagan, Reagan!" chanted a chorus of young people in Port Washington, Wis., as bright balloons lofted over the Lake Michigan shoreline and a band blared campaign-style tunes. In nearby West Bend (pop. 21,000), some 30,000 people turned out to welcome the presidential motorcade. Buoyed by the lively response, Ronald Reagan scoffed at critics who claim he has lost his political punch. Said he: "I reject a potted-plant presidency...
...military agreements, as important as they are, would not be a true test of whether Gorbachev's words signify a real transformation of the cold war. That would require a tangible change in the Soviet Union's expansionist use of force, especially in the Third World. University of Michigan Professor Matthew Evangelista writes in the Nation magazine that in the new edition of the Communist Party program, "Soviet support for national liberation movements has changed from promises of economic and military assistance to expressions of 'profound sympathy...