Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...party" that it was against Khomeini's rules to celebrate in the streets, the bride protested loudly. As the argument grew heated and more guards gathered, one of the drivers honked his horn as a signal. The wedding guests suddenly pulled out submachine guns and blasted away. The toll: at least 25 Islamic Guards dead...
...Fatigue was taking its toll...
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. I spent almost the entire day working on the comprehensive proposal, consulting very closely with other members of the American team. There were more than 50 distinct issues to be resolved. I was not getting much sleep, and fatigue was taking its toll. I knew that Sadat and I could come up with a reasonable agreement that a majority of Israelis would gladly accept. My major task was to convince Begin. In a way, I understood his dilemma. He was the one who was being pressured to change the private and public commitments of a lifetime...
...week, Red Cross officials listed 320 confirmed dead thus far in the adjoining refugee camps called Sabra and Shatila. Hundreds of others are listed as missing, and the toll is estimated to be at least 800, if it is ever known precisely. Many of the victims, who also included Lebanese residents of the camps, lay buried in a hastily bulldozed site that was dug by the killers near the Shatila entrance as they finished up their murderous spree. Rescue workers decided against reopening the grave. Other victims presumably still remain in houses that were dynamited in a crude attempt...
...Holy Cross game also took its toll on the UMass defense, putting both linebacker Steve Foreman and noseguard Scott Rose on today's casualty list...