Word: port
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sorry to be so verbose, but I'm still boiling with rage, quite ready to take on one at a time, with eight ounce gloves, anyone who signed or wanted to sign that letter. Sam Green '49 Port Washington...
...Well, tell us! Don't keep us in suspense." Atkins then announced that the U.S. Supreme Court had unanimously reversed the decision of a Mississippi court, which had assessed the N.A.A.C.P. more than $1.25 million in damages for supporting a 1966 boycott by blacks of discriminatory merchants in Port Gibson, Miss. Jubilant delegates burst into old freedom songs and danced in the aisles in a 30-minute display reminiscent of the civil rights rallies of the '60s. -ByJackE. White
...managed its huge project without noticeable criticism or complaint from its Croesus-rich client. One reason is the company's almost ferocious dedication to careful planning and delivery scheduling, which seeks to avoid supply shortages and transportation interruptions that can produce budget overruns and delays. Indeed, while port operations in many developing countries frequently lead to congestion that leaves ships queuing for months on end, Saudi officials boast that demurrage (delay time) at Jubail is "not a single...
...hardly had the white flags of surrender been hoisted over the island capital of Port Stanley when a set of new, potentially more formidable problems emerged. Three days after Britain's triumph, Argentina's top generals ousted President Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri. He was temporarily replaced as President by yet another general, Interior Minister Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, and as army chief by Major General Cristino Nicolaides. Said Galtieri, following his removal from power: "I am going because the army did not give me the political support to continue." In fact, Galtieri's fall may have been hastened...
Thatcher still hopes to ensure the security of the Falklands with a multinational military force that might include troops from the U.S., Jamaica and Brazil. As an additional guarantee of the islands' security, she may even invite certain countries to station diplomatic representatives in Port Stanley. Though Thatcher refuses to budge on the issue of British sovereignty, Whitehall hopes that at some future date the Falklands will become a de facto multinational protectorate. But if Thatcher is unsuccessful in obtaining international guarantees for the islands' status, she is prepared to defend them by leaving 3,000 troops...