Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even before the official announcement from the league, most attention was focused on the status of superstars like Herschel Walker, whose addition to N.F.L. rosters could turn some teams into title contenders. The Generals' owner, Donald Trump, was quick to give well-publicized permission to Walker to begin talks with the Dallas Cowboys. "While I have a legal right to their services, I don't think I have a moral right to stand in the way of their careers," Trump said. With a guaranteed commitment, season or no season, reportedly of $1.5 million to Walker alone, Trump may have more...
...would send a full delegation of top policymakers, the Soviets wanted to ensure that whatever was agreed to in Moscow would not be torpedoed back in Washington. In addition to Nitze and Perle, the delegation includes the top U.S. negotiators in Geneva and other experts. The U.S. was quick to accept the Soviet invitation as a way to give a "fast start" to summit preparations...
...After calisthenics and breakfast, drill instructors inspect lockers while inmates stand rigidly at attention. By 8 o'clock, it is time for military maneuvers, conducted to the cadence of the drill instructor. Sloppy performance is punishable by an on- the-spot demand for push-ups. Most recruits are quick to comply, since they are being graded on physical training, response to authority and motivation. Low marks can result in an extension of time in the program...
...rebels, who have no air force to speak of, are intimidated by the Sandinistas' sizable air-strike capability. Moreover, they are outflanked by the Sandinistas' quick-response counterinsurgency forces and beefed-up electronic intelligence-gathering capabilities, all under the watchful eyes of some 2,500 Soviet and East bloc advisers and technicians, as well as up to 8,000 Cuban military advisers. Still, it may be simply that the relative ease and safety of life in the Honduran camps has dampened the contras' appetite for the guerrilla life. "The U.S. helped corrupt them by offering them better living conditions, free...
...Washington, Bolivia's Ambassador to the U.S., Fernando Illanes, said he hoped the U.S. could provide a quick $100 million loan to compensate for lost cocaine income. A more likely prospect is U.S. release of about $9 million in aid to Bolivia...