Word: reopening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...John Poindexter, and Reagan's chief of staff, Donald T. Regan, made themselves available to morning news shows less than 12 hours after Reagan said he had sent small quantities of weapons to Iran not to ransom the Americans held hostage by pro-Iranian forces in Lebanon but to reopen contact with Iran, a strategically important nation governed by Islamic fundamentalists...
...very lame explanation," said Baird Professor of History Richard Pipes, a former National Security Adviser to Reagan, referring to Reagan's desire to reopen communication between Iran and the United States. Pipes, an expert on the Soviet Union, said Reagan should not have attempted to conceal U.S. dealings with Iran, and described the President's current situation as "a mess...
Wollman will reopen this week, and later this month there will be an extravaganza with dozens of famous skaters, including Olympians Scott Hamilton and Peggy Fleming. Trump, who will be reimbursed by the city in December for his construction expenses, will operate the rink, though he promises to contribute any profits to charity. But he will not come away empty-handed. The renovated rink improves the view from the five buildings that Trump owns overlooking the park. He has also earned the gratitude of city officials who must approve his future projects, including an $8 billion to $10 billion complex...
...contrast, the Beretta triggered 8,800 rounds without a mishap. After the Army signed a contract for 300,000 Berettas, which would be produced at the company's Accokeek, Md., plant for $75 million, Massachusetts Congressmen, including Democrat Edward Boland and Republican Silvio Conte, sought to reopen bids for a second batch of pistols, this time for 206,000. Congress compromised, forcing the Army to test the Smith & Wesson yet again...
...pullout also threatens the future of Pace College, a technical school in the black Soweto township that is funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of South Africa. Boycotts by student militants forced the school to close last week, but Chamber President Kenneth Mason hopes to see it reopen in January. He warns, though, that a continued exodus of American companies could keep the college closed...