Word: slaughtering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Coke, and he is constantly and annoyingly brushing the hair out of his eyes. The best of the male cast is Vanderryn as Duncan, the cowardly archduke whose motto seems to be "safety first." Stupid but vengeful enough to keep power, Duncan laughingly orders the slaughter of thousands of enemy troops, a prelude to the hilariously stupid ballon-decapitation scene...
Number five player Sheila Morrisey also participated for the Crimson and beat teammate, Liz Reynolds, a late entrant into the tournament, (3-1). In the following round of 16, Morrisey lost to Holleran, (0-3), but came back to beat Clair Slaughter of Trinity in the consolation. She then lost in the third round quaterfinals in a close match...
...Central American policies in particular and the Reagan Doctrine in general. House Speaker Tip O'Neill called the President's Grenada visit "a Hollywood kickoff to a greater military involvement in Nicaragua." He warned, "Equipping (the contras) and sending them into battle will lead to nothing but slaughter and humiliation. The shame of that defeat will bring American troops into Nicaragua." Democratic House Majority Leader Jim Wright has hinted that his party is considering reinstituting restrictions on U.S. assistance to rebels in both Angola and Nicaragua...
This round of killing is surely only a prelude to the slaughter that will follow Marcos' "re-election." As Mrs. Aquino said, "Too many will be dead the moment the world's head is turned...
United States pressure on Marcos was one hope of preventing the slaughter. But that hope is fading rapidly, under the weight of the sleepy cowboy's off-the-cuff remarks in Tuesday's news conference...