Word: rungs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, 74, moved up one rung in the hierarchy last March when he was unexpectedly promoted to the post of First Deputy Premier. It was a clear indication that Gromyko had emerged, along with Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov, as a key power-broker in the post-Brezhnev era. But after more than 26 years as Foreign Minister, during which he has worked with nine U.S. Secretaries of State, the "Grim Grom," as he is known in Western diplomatic circles, has not built a political power base at home. Gromyko has never appeared overly ambitious to hold...
...seconds after the flash, the shock wave from the blast reached the Enola Gay, several miles away, and rocked it like a giant burst of flak. From the men who had rung up the curtain on a new era in history burst nothing more original than an awed...
...ghostly, white-clad figure slowly descended the ladder. Having reached the bottom rung, he lowered himself into the bowl-shaped footpad of Eagle, the spindly lunar module of Apollo 11. Then he extended his left foot, cautiously, tentatively, as if testing water in a pool. That groping foot, encased in a heavy multilayered boot (size 9½B), would remain indelible in the minds of millions who watched it on TV, and a symbol of man's determination to step-and forever keep stepping-toward the unknown...
...replay of the third race the winds were feather light once more, and ultralight Australia II, weighing 5,000 lbs. less than Liberty, took to them like a seagull riding the thermals. She beat the American boat by 3 min. 14 sec., the largest margin rung up by a foreign challenger since 1871. John Marshall, the mainsheet trimmer on Liberty, said after the race, "There is a speed difference in these two yachts like I have never seen. Australia II is something new, very thoughtful and very exciting." Asked how he spent the day off after his first loss, Conner...
...ambitious Tanaka built his own power base by contributing lavishly to the campaigns of fellow members of the Liberal Democratic Party. Dubbed the Computerized Bulldozer for his photographic memory and endless energy, he quickly scrambled up the ladder of Cabinet and party posts until he reached the top rung in 1972. At 54, Tanaka was the youngest Prime Minister in Japanese history...