Word: renewal
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...mind. Minnesota's Albert Williams (who opened the season, and lost, for the Twins last week) is the only known former Sandinista guerrilla in the major leagues. Back in 1977, when the Nicaraguan-born athlete was in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, the Somoza government declined to renew his visa. As a Twins guidebook laconically puts it, "This prompted Al to sign up with the Sandinista National Liberation Front guerrillas, and he was engaged in jungle fighting against the forces of Anastasio Somoza for the next 16 months." Williams confirms it all but politely declines to talk about those...
Throughout the squabbling, however, Mitterrand received high marks from the others, including Thatcher. During the two months before the Brussels meeting, he had flown to each of the nine capitals and met with Thatcher twice. He pledged last week to renew his shuttle diplomacy, since he hopes to strike a compromise be fore the next summit in June, when his term as chairman expires. "Europe of the Ten is not dead," he declared at the end of the Brussels meeting. "It has suffered a further blow, but the situation is not desperate. We'll be pressing...
Trade policy was once again a hot topic of debate last week as the Senate passed a bill to renew the Export Administration Act, which sets the rules under which the Government can control exports. In a stunning challenge to the White House, the Senators approved an amendment that would require congressional approval for any embargo of farm products after it has been in effect for 60 days. The House passed a similar amendment in October. The Senate also voted to bar the President from imposing trade restrictions that would force companies to break contracts...
...trying to renew the old spirit of the race," said Paul M. Connolly '84, in charge of the race this year. "We're trying to figure out ways to make sure it's less violent and emphasize creative, pleasant rafts," he added...
Charging Lannon with political patton age and administrative improprieties, the committee voted two weeks ago not to renew his contract, which expires in August. A four-member committee majority has since defeated motions to reinstate...