Word: targets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cigarette firm, which makes the Marlboro and Merit brands, rose 6 3/4, to 119 7/8. (Shares of Liggett & Myers are not publicly traded.) The cases, however, may still be appealed to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, a host of similar cases are hanging fire; Liggett & Myers alone is the target of about 30. Of the estimated 125 product-liability cases pending against all tobacco companies, RJR Nabisco, manufacturer of Winston and Salem cigarettes, is facing...
...week's coup attempt. Some of the colonel's confederates say Honasan did not plan to overthrow the popular Aquino but had only wanted to force the resignation of Ramos and improve the military's lot. But Captain Rex Robles, a close friend of Honasan's, believes the main target was the President. Said Robles: "If you bring Ramos down, then who is Cory...
...under attack in the Persian Gulf last week when Iraqi jets hit the Iranian island of Sirri, 80 miles northwest of Dubai. The strike, which set ablaze an Iranian tanker, threatened to heat up the tanker war, which has been quiet since early July. If Iran retaliates, a primary target may be the reflagged Kuwaiti tankers and their U.S. escorts...
...vexing dilemma of the Yat-Pang case is not in dispute. Young Asian Americans tend to target the best schools, which have limited places even for students submitting top marks. While choosing this fall's freshman class, for example, Berkeley turned away 2,200 students from all backgrounds who had perfect grades...
...start by bureaucratic feuding between supporters of the secret units and military traditionalists, and between the intelligence and operations sections within this secret army. Operating under loose guidelines, the secret units also proved difficult to control. One got involved in an unauthorized operation planned for Laos. Another became the target of investigations for alleged misuse of funds and other improprieties; three officers eventually went to prison. The Pentagon is now trying to reorganize all special operations units under the newly formed Special Operations Command, and has imposed stricter operational and financial controls on them...