Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WHRB's financial difficulties will take their greatest toll on sports broadcasting, of which the Coop has been a prime sponsor, the staff members said. The Coop ended all sports sponsorship this year...
...danse macabre is a reminder of the toll exacted by the ongoing civil war. By now some 20,000 civilians have lost limbs to rebel mines planted among crops, under footpaths and along dusty village roads. Thousands more have been killed by the rebels or by government troops on the prowl for guerrilla collaborators. Economically, the nation has also been left maimed. President Dos Santos concedes that the war has already cost his government more than $12 billion; 1 million of the country's 8.5 million people are on the brink of starvation...
...then the screams of the people," recalled a witness. In an instant the sidewalk was littered with the bodies of the dead, the dying and the wounded. Shattered glass, bits of clothing and pieces of human flesh turned the scene into a grotesque tableau of gore and destruction. The toll: five dead and 53 wounded...
...recent interview, he voiced disappointment that rival ABC had succeeded in wooing Lucille Ball, one of CBS's first TV stars, back in a sitcom this fall. "I think our people were stupid not to think of it first," he said. Age has begun to take its toll. Though in apparent good health, Paley has slowed down considerably and suffers from memory lapses. Yet friends describe him as still capable of wielding influence. "He is the most competitive person I've ever met," says Financier Felix Rohatyn. "It was obvious that Bill was watching with a great deal of sorrow...
...suicidal design, a bomb or grenades carried by one of the terrorists exploded inside the synagogue, killing both of them and dismembering nearly everyone inside. Said Avram Albohayre, general secretary of the synagogue's foundation: "Pieces of the bodies are all over the place. It is barbaric." The bloody toll in the congregation: 22 worshipers dead, reportedly including seven rabbis...