Word: round
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...both sides had fired about 124,000 tons of chemicals, killing 91,000 soldiers and wounding 1.2 million more. But strategists were still divided about the effectiveness of gas. Advocates of chemical warfare produced statistics showing that gas caused far more casualties per round than explosives; opponents produced conflicting evidence that it took a higher tonnage of chemicals to control a given area. Some claimed that gas was a "humane weapon" because the incidence of fatal casualties was only 1 in 30, and even the wounded were not mutilated. Others argued that these figures were misleading and that gas should...
...Moscow charged that Washington's renewed production of chemical killers threatened to torpedo the talks. For its part, the U.S. has charged that the Soviets have been involved with the use of poison gases in Laos, Kampuchea and Afghanistan, allegations that the Soviets strenuously deny. Nonetheless, when the ninth round of bilateral talks concluded in Geneva last month, the U.S. described the negotiations as "cordial, very serious and nonpolemical...
...Post reception attracted New York developer Donald Trump, Walter Cronkite, Sen. Alphonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.), and new Post owner Peter Kalikow. D'Amato, accompanied by New York delegate Lionel Hampton on the vibes, led the room in a round of "Happy Birthday" for Post Executive Vice President Dan Cremins...
...round out the 22 hours of weekly prime time, however, frantic programmers have been examining options ranging from the presumably uncommercial (an hourlong midevening newscast) to the self-satirizing, such as remakes of Mission: Impossible and The Hardy Boys featuring brand-new casts but using the original scripts. Other ideas: foreign imports and more nonfiction and magazine shows. Viewers seeking more attractive alternatives will find cable outlets such as Showtime/The Movie Channel and Home Box Office larding attractive programs into fall weeks, hoping they can lure new subscribers. The syndicators of Phil Donahue's talk show are touting additional installments...
Shortly after Richard M. Nixon entered the White House, he would become the target of the press, the Justice Department and ultimately the legal world for what were perceived to be ethical breaches. If before he was the torchbearer of liberalism under siege, after the second round of controversy, Fortas was simply forgotten or remembered as an embarrassment...