Word: tanked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...week's end relations between the press and the government had deteriorated beyond repair. Several Western reporters were accused of being CIA agents because they tried to take pictures of a burned-out Somali tank near the front, and two photographers were detained for three hours for taking pictures of bodies on the streets. A group of American journalists was even denied permission to attend a U.S. embassy reception, prompting an official American protest to the Ethiopian foreign ministry. The tour ended with a canned press conference at which Mengistu answered questions which had been submitted by the correspondents...
...will ease tensions and make life simpler for the driver and passengers too. Ford Motor Co. now offers buyers of its Continental Mark Vs an option called "miles to empty." At the push of a button, the driver can get a readout on the amount of fuel in the tank, and the number of miles he can expect to go (at current speed) before a refill is necessary. Drivers of General Motors' 1978 Cadillac Seville will also be able to punch a button and find out the miles yet to go to a preset destination and the estimated arrival time...
Richard Grimshaw, 13, was riding with a neighbor on a road near San Bernardino, Calif., six years ago when another auto plowed into the rear of their Ford Pinto. The Pinto's gas tank ruptured, filling the passenger compartment with flames that mortally injured the driver and spread burns over 90% of Richard's body. Since then, the badly scarred teenager has undergone more than 50 operations. When the case went before a Santa Ana, Calif., jury six months ago, the plaintiffs charged that even though Ford's own crash testing had revealed weakness in Pinto...
...shall never oppose the United States' sending a plane and a tank to every Israeli man and woman. But let them use them inside their borders to feel secure, not to claim others' land. I have nothing against the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel...
...week, one-time Crimson fans have been experiencing the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, in sports such as pinball, tray-sliding, herbicidal cloud creation, ski jumping, foosball, Tank, and last but not least, poker...