Word: salvos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stone's throw from the walls and huts of the Afghan hamlet of Seluddinkala, ten miles from Pakistan. Army officers claimed it was fired at an Afghan plane by a Pakistani F-16. Missing its target, it fell close to Seluddinkala. The incident became the latest salvo in the stepped-up Soviet-Afghan propaganda war against Islamabad and Washington. An Afghan official warned of "grave consequences" if Pakistan continued its "repeated border instigations and violations." For its part, Kabul denies ever purposely violating Pakistani airspace...
...suit is just the latest salvo in an ongoing controversy between the state and proponents of Seabrook. Last week, Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis said he would fight the opening of the New Hampshire plant despite a proposal by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that frees the way for the owners of Seabrook to get evacuation plans approved without state input...
...dusty, head-in-the-past Classics Department that is firing the first salvo in the computer revolution here and at other universities, scholars...
...first salvo was a Washington Post op-ed piece condemning Republicans for abandoning the President who "brought us back from Watergate," and praising Oliver North. If he broke the law, Buchanan said, it was comparable to such illegal but noble acts as running escaped slaves up the Underground Railroad...
...Late Show Starring Joan Rivers will be more than just a pesky new competitor to Carson. It is the first salvo in a major assault on the three networks by Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who last year bought Metromedia's six TV stations and 20th Century-Fox studios. Rivers' program is the first offering from Murdoch's new Fox Broadcasting Co., which he hopes will grow into a full-fledged fourth network. Along with the Rivers show, FBC plans to introduce two nights of prime-time programming next March (one announced show: a half-hour sitcom based...