Word: switzerland
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...soccer team defeated mighty but flighty Colombia, 2-1. It was the Americans' first Cup victory since 1950, when a lineup of inspired nobodies stunned the powerhouse English squad, 1-0, in one of the sport's most notorious upsets. The victory over Colombia (following a tense tie with Switzerland) nearly ensures that the U.S. will advance to the second of five rounds in the 24-team bash. It also drew praise for the upstart Yanks from a skeptical world press; London's Daily Telegraph dubbed them "Team Miracle." Naturally, the spokesman for the U.S. eleven, Dean Linke, is even...
Nigeria routed Bulgaria 3-0 in last night's match-up. Today, Romania kicked Switzerland 4-1. Coming up: Team U.S.A. gears up for its second game, to be played tonight in Pasadena against Colombia. An American win would eliminate the Colombians. One key member of the South American team has been pulled from the roster due to a death threat against...
...tournament's biggest upset so far: the Irish victory over Italy, 1-0. The Yanks held their own, tying Switzerland 1-1. Other scores: Saturday, June 18 -- Romania 3, Colombia 1 . . . Sunday, June 19 -- Cameroon 2, Sweden 2 . . . Norway 1, Mexico 0 . . . Belgium 1, Morocco 0 . . . Monday, June 20--Brazil 2, Russia...
...broke sanctions. However, "for every case we see," says one of the agents, "there's probably a hundred potential violators out there." According to congressional investigators, many front companies established in the late 1980s to purchase parts and technology for Saddam's weapons programs continue to operate in France, Switzerland, Germany, Britain and the U.S. Last month American customs agents arrested a pair of Jordanian nationals, Al. M. Harb and his wife Rula Saba Harb, on charges of using a home-based front company in Midlothian, Virginia, to circumvent the Iraqi embargo. Court documents show that the couple made more...
...scientists returned to Richmond only to hear talk of moving the experiments out of Virginia and as far away as Switzerland. Then in April 1984 a supervisor summoned DeNoble and ordered him to turn off the machines, kill the rats and turn over his notes. A few days later, DeNoble came to work and found that "the animals were gone; the data was gone. Everything was gone." Attempts by DeNoble and Mele to publish their findings were blocked...