Word: stronghold
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some still unexplained reason, a busload of Palestinian guerrillas drove into the east Beirut sector of Ain Rumanneh. That neighborhood happens to be a stronghold of a fiercely nationalist, right-wing and predominantly Maronite Christian party, the 75,000-member Phalange, whose private 6,000-member militia is the largest in the country. The Phalangists in the area apparently decided that the bus was a provocation, and their militia opened fire, killing 26 aboard the bus and wounding 19. That touched off a battle that raged for five days, embroiling much of Beirut. Before it was over, an estimated...
Forced Retreat. Not one to accept desanctification without a struggle, the prodigal son decided to return to India for the first time in two years for a showdown with his mother and brother. He scheduled a mass rally last week in the city of Lucknow, a Divine Light stronghold in northern India, but was forced to retreat when local officials refused permission for the meeting. So the guru called a press conference and announced that he would deal with his mother and his brother through a lawsuit. After all, he reasoned, nobody can oust the Lord...
...field events, a traditional Crimson stronghold, co-captain Blayne Heckel looks to repeat his triumph against Army in the pole vault. The Crimson will get added depth from Don Berg and Steve Haines, all of whom have cleared over 15 feet...
...here since the mid-1960s. Now Watergate and the faltering economy have given Midwestern Democrats expectations of winning upwards of 15 House seats and five in the Senate, as well as significant inroads in state elections. The gains may signal the Midwest's switch from being a Republican stronghold to a two-party region, if not a happy hunting ground for Democrats...
...Midwest, traditional stronghold of the G.O.P., the Republicans could lose up to 22 of their 69 congressional seats-as many as six in the bastions of Nebraska and Iowa. In the 13 Western states, the Democrats should pick up at least five and perhaps as many as eleven congressional seats. The most interesting Senate fight is in Colorado, where Democrat Gary Hart, 36, George McGovern's presidential campaign manager in 1972, is trying to link conservative G.O.P. Senator Peter Dominick, 59, to some of the tainted milk money collected for President Nixon's reelection...