Word: spares
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...argument against general-revenue financing is stated succinctly by Social Security Commissioner John Svahn: " What general revenues?" In an era of budget deficits that could all too easily approach $200 billion a year, the Government simply has no funds to spare. Diverting money to Social Security would force the Government to borrow even more from the financial markets than it is already doing to finance defense and general social spending, thus helping to keep interest rates high...
...hostilities continue for any lengthy period, the Argentines are expected to run into problems of their own, including shortage of spare parts for warplanes, ammunition and high-technology missiles like the French-built Exocet that smashed the H.M.S. Sheffield two weeks ago. Argentine military suppliers, such as France and West Germany, have embargoed further shipments to the country. Some of the slack will be taken up by neighboring Brazil, which has its own burgeoning arms industry but cannot supply the most sophisticated weapons. Some military observers in Argentina believe that the Soviet Union has offered weaponry and other forms...
...NCAA can't do any better than this, then maybe it should go pro and spare Herschel Walker the agony of making a decision next year...
...General Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia. President Carter had harshly criticized Guatemala, forcing it to renounce U.S. military assistance. President Reagan, in a gesture of "good will" toward the month-old regime of Efrain Rios Montt, who took power in a coup, will send Guatemala some $4 million in spare parts for the American-made helicopters it uses to fight leftist rebels No matter that Rios Montt has so far reneged on his promise to call elections. Or that the new leader, a general himself, has the backing of the historically repressive Guatemala military. And who cares that an economic program...
China. Peking has been threatening to downgrade relations with the U.S. out of displeasure over American sales of military equipment to Taiwan. Reaganauts point out that the current proposed sale, involving a mere $60 million worth of spare parts, is the bare minimum required by the Taiwan Relations Act, and much lower than sales that the Carter Administration made without arousing any Chinese protest. One reason: hard-liners are pressing pragmatists among Peking's leaders to show that they can be tough in dealing with the U.S. The Chinese also remember Reagan's many campaign pledges of loyalty...