Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...President Truman threatened to use atomic bombs if the Soviets did not withdraw their troops from Iran. In 1950, with American marines trapped by Chinese forces at Korea's Chosin reservoir. Eisenhower, trying to force a settlement in Korea, threatened the Chinese with nuclear weapons...
...from broken ribs and a sprained neck received when his Rolls-Royce was hit by a Mercedes-Benz and knocked into a utility pole; in Los Angeles. His recuperation was undoubtedly speeded by the award last week to one of his clients, Dena al-Fassi, of the largest divorce settlement ever granted: half the claimed $6 billion fortune of her ex-husband, Saudi Sheik Mohammed al-Fassi...
...Peter De Vries: "All summer long I was snapping at him because he was never there." And the ethnic comedy ("The Jewish prince doesn't mean 'Where's the butter?' He means 'Get me the butter'") might have come from a property settlement with her first husband. But when Ephron is herself, she can be the most painfully funny two-time loser in America. For months, people will be debating whether Rachel's analyst Vera Maxwell is based on Nora's therapist Mildred Newman (How to Be Your Own Best Friend...
Along with the financial agreement, the settlement includes plans for a joint Harvard-Cambridge Steam study to develop a more efficient long-run strategy for heating the University's buildings...
Despite the relatively favorable settlement for Harvard, students can expect the rise of nearly $2 million a year in fuel costs to translate into higher room charges. University officials have repeatedly cited the Cambridge Steam negotiations as a major impetus behind this year's tuition increases...