Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fame. The same year, actress Elizabeth Ashley threw fat on the media fire by sparing few details of her romance with McGuane in her autobiography, which described him as a "psychedelic cowboy" and "aging juvenile delinquent." Meanwhile, the deaths of both his parents and his sister took a heavy toll. "I come from a family that has a lot of alcoholism," McGuane confides. "I became really kind of an unpleasant drinker...
...comrades detained under antiterrorism measures. As news of the settlement spread, supporters of the pro-Pakistan J.K.L.F. thronged the streets of Srinagar, the state's summer capital, hoisting Pakistani flags and shouting slogans. When the crowd turned violent, seven people were killed in skirmishes with police, bringing the death toll to 85 over the past 16 months...
Though the escalating violence is intimidating the population and eroding Barco's support throughout the country, Colombian officials contend that the season of terror is proof that their battle is taking its toll against the intended targets. "We're winning," insists General Miguel Maza Marquez, who as head of the DAS directs the government's offensive (he escaped injury in last week's bombing). "The chieftains no longer live comfortably. They are in the mountains. The best proof that they are cracking is the level of madness to which they have sunk...
When the piece ran, the intifada was two months old and the death toll was 54. Dershowitz argued that--shootings and tear-gassings aside--the Israeli judiciary had "reacted magnificently." That's nice. If you're shot and killed, you can always...
...leave them two choices -- surrender or die." The rebels' reply: "We will fight to the end. Resign." Though the government insisted that the back of the mutiny had been broken, fierce and protracted fighting continued through the weekend. Camp Aguinaldo was set ablaze by rebel howitzers. The week's toll: at least 46 dead and 200 hurt...