Word: rancorous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Easing the squeeze on Poland could be made politically easier for Reagan by the lack of rancor expressed by many of the prisoners freed in the amnesty. Andrzej Gwiazda, a co-founder of the banned Solidarity trade union, was hopeful as he welcomed well-wishers to his Gdansk apartment. If the relaxation continues, he said, "we might reach the point that the government will decide on pluralism." He added, "The present government is the most intelligent in the past 40 years, and that is already something." Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa also expressed hope for renewed contact between Poland...
Alvarez's blatant cronyism had become a source of rancor in the Honduran armed forces; so had increasing rumors of corruption within his clique. The Defense Minister began avoiding meetings of the armed forces superior council. When he did attend one last month, says a participant, Alvarez was "gross and vulgar." Younger officers suspected that he was tapping their telephones and following their personal movements. Some junior military men may have been bothered by Alvarez's embrace of the U.S. training center in Honduras for Salvadoran troops: many Honduran officers have lingering memories of their country...
...without rancor...
...Senate vote had seemingly put an end to the controversy, Ronald Reagan needlessly started it anew. At his Wednesday night news conference, the President defended Helms' "sincerity" even as he pledged to sign the holiday bill. Leading Democrats quickly demanded that Reagan disavow Helms. The notes of rancor were doubly distressing because the new holiday is intended to symbolize the commitment of all Americans to racial equality. Bills to establish King's birthday (which actually is Jan. 15) as a national holiday had been introduced in every session of Congress since the charismatic minister was assassinated...
...only rancor that arose among officials involved in the two trials concerned who would pay. Uncle Sam picks up the federal bills, of course; no one would speculate on how much they will be, though one FBI agent notes that the cost of the investigations alone was certainly more than the $1.6 million commandeered in the Brink's heist. A battle is brewing, however, between Rockland County, where the crime occurred, and Orange County, where the trial was moved in a change of venue because of prejudicial pretrial publicity. Massive security has been necessary from the beginning, and Orange...