Word: patroling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...expressed the fear that a partial Israeli withdrawal would give the Syrians an excuse to stay in the country indefinitely. In fact, the Israeli promise amounts to little more than words. The U.S. failed to secure a timetable for future withdrawals and did not discuss how Israel planned to patrol southern Lebanon once the redeployment was completed. When Gemayel finished his talks in Washington, according to a top State Department official, the U.S. promised "to do the best possible with the given circumstances." What was accomplished last week is not likely to satisfy Gemayel, but as a U.S. diplomat candidly...
...soothed the be reft woman with a promise to be on the lookout for her pet (it was found), lent the penniless youth 560 yen ($2.33) from a special emergency fund in exchange for a signed IOU (four out of five such loans are repaid) and radioed for a patrol car to break up the marital battle. Said Sergeant Shigeo Takahashi, grinning with satisfaction: "You stand here for a quarter of an hour, and you can do as deep a study of life as is possible...
...first demonstrations by jailing Rodolfo Seguel, 29, head of the 23,000-member National Confederation of Copper Workers and a key organizer of the initial protests. It also imprisoned 29 other union leaders for periods ranging from one to ten days, and dispatched troops to take over or patrol the copper mines. Last week the government instructed the press not to write any stories about preparations for the protest, and forbade reporters from moving around Santiago during the curfew...
...southern Lebanon. In downtown Beirut, Lebanese army soldiers battled Shi'ite Muslim militiamen after government police tried to evict Shi'ite squatters from an abandoned school. Seven people died, including two soldiers. In the Chouf Mountains southeast of Beirut, Druze villagers clashed with a Lebanese army patrol. The toll: two dead and 18 wounded. The last incident carried ominous implications since the Lebanese army is expected to guard the area when Israeli troops withdraw to more defensible positions, a move the Israelis are expected to make shortly...
Harold ("Red") Poling: "Once we discover why we lost the market in California, we will prevent the same thing from happening to us elsewhere." To increase its West Coast visibility, Ford prominently displays pictures of the Mustangs it sells to the California Highway Patrol with the caption, "This Ford chases Porsches for a living...