Word: throng
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rope and tackle, a mountain climber managed to hoist a red flag to the summit of the square's monumental central column, where it fluttered from the arms of a winged figure. Finally the party's pugnacious leader, Presidential Candidate Georges Marchais, rose to address the cheering throng...
...Cronkite addressed the suddenly hushed throng, barely choking back tears when Leonard, president of CBS News, presented him with a gold-plated replica of the microphone the anchorman had used at his first convention on 1956. The 1980 gatherings were Cronkite's last...
...part of the Crimson's performance was the psyche factor provided by the IAB sell-out throng, which lined both baselines and one of the weight rooms above the gym floor. "The crowd was the greatest, Mannix said. "They were tremendous. It was a feeling we've never had here before...
...number of promises contained in the historic agreements signed last summer not only in Gdansk, but also in Szczecin and Jastrzebie. Among them were pledges to increase Solidarity's access to the press, free political prisoners and reduce censorship. As Union Leader Lech Walesa put it to a throng of followers last week: "Let's not fight for local goals. Let's fight for wider goals. We will not go back one step...
...extraordinary sight, this huge throng bathed in floodlights with the trifurcated sculpture reaching for the inky sky. But the occasion was even more extraordinary for its message. With the world anxiously looking on, representatives of union and church and state sat together on the podium, unified as Poles despite their differences, all hoping to change the face of Communism without bringing on Soviet intervention. "Our country needs internal peace," said Walesa. "I call on you to be prudent and reasonable...