Word: scares
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...armistice that ended the Korean War. Whether or not such a conference ever begins, the mere proposal serves a number of purposes. It allays the perpetual South Korean fear that the U.S. will strike a deal with Pyongyang behind its back. Simultaneously it warns the North that it cannot scare Washington into such a deal by sending troops on forays into the Demilitarized Zone...
Representative Charlie Rose couldn't resist flavoring his arguments with some old-fashioned red scare tactics. Declaring that an end to supports would open the door to Cuban sugar, the North Carolina Democrat demanded to know, "How dare this House bring pleasure to Fidel Castro?" The Congressman will be happy to discover that the existing trade embargo against Cuba will deny any such solace...
...life expectancy of a good piece of beef at a Washington reception is about 20 minutes. But at a party for the 25th anniversary of Masterpiece Theatre at the British Embassy, the guests scarfed up all the salmon and ignored the filet. Is succumbing to the Mad-Cow Scare any way to treat the folks who brought us The Jewel in the Crown, Lord Peter Wimsey and House of Cards? Buck up and pass the meat...
...Crimson survived a major scare in the ninth, yielding three runs in the bottom of the frame, before sophomore Frank Hogan retired Wildcat centerfielder Curt Connelly with the bases loaded to end the game...
...scheduled to continue until March 15th. Beijing called the launch simply routine, but the tests closely preceed Taiwan's election on March 23, which makes indimidating incumbent Taiwanese president and likely winner Lee Teng-hui a likely goal. "Its obvious that the Communists in Beijing are trying to scare the Taiwanese voters and candidates." says TIME's Bruce Nelan. "Beijing wants Lee Teng-hui to know that Taiwan should not get any big ideas about declaring independence. Beijing is not going to permit it."Clinton Plans Mideast TripWASHINGTON: President Clinton is planning a trip next week to the Mideast...