Word: shooted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cowboy heroes she saw in a movie. To the rescue ride "Lucky Day" (Steve Martin), "Dusty Bottoms" (Chevy Chase) and "Ned Nederlander" (Martin Short), three bumbling actors who have just been fired by their Hollywood studio. They think they have been invited south of the border to sing, not shoot, but in the end they rally the villagers to throw out the desperadoes. The Magnificent Seven it is not; it is The Three Amigos, a comedy adventure due for Christmas that also features Martin in other roles: co-writer (with Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman, who provides four songs...
...from 1979 through mid-'81. Down by Law, Atlanta's largest, best-organized and most violent youth gang, got its start in 1981 as a small group of young teenagers who armed themselves and moved in packs for protection during the scare. In early 1985 they had their first shoot-out with another gang, the Creepers. In the past several months, members have been linked to armed robbery, rape, assault and other crimes. In an intimidating show of strength in February, gang members descended upon the Atlantis Youth Club, situated in a suburban shopping mall. "They were hanging...
Soon, however, Levi will be in a serious shoot-out for supremacy in jeans. Last week VF, the manufacturer of Lee jeans, which account for an estimated 14% of U.S. sales, announced a plan to merge with Blue Bell. Its Wrangler and Rustler brands hold some 10% of the market. The new company will thus command roughly the same market share as Levi...
...captures Iceland and rushes the navy into action in an attempt to control the North Atlantic sea-lanes--all as a ruse for grabbing Persian Gulf oil facilities. The pretext serves Clancy better than it does the Soviets: it provides a fine backdrop for his account of strategies and shoot-outs...
...Hill accepted the Administration's assurances that since Bolivia was not a combat zone, the President need not consult with Congress under the provisions of the War Powers Act of 1973. But a few critics were uneasy about the possibility that someday American soldiers could find themselves in a shoot-out with drug gangs. Others expressed concern about the increasing use of the military in civilian law-enforcement procedures. While finding "no serious problem" with the Bolivia operation, Allan Adler, legal counsel for the A.C.L.U., was worried that "if drug smuggling can be declared a national security matter...