Word: towers
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...same time, former Sen. John Tower, the panel's chairman, requested the assistance of Israel as his commission nears a February 19 deadline for compiling its report...
...statement issued by Tower's panel said, "The board met with Ambassador Rosenne to explore the degree of cooperation it might expect from the Israeli government in connection with the board's investigation of the Iran-Contra matter." There was no elaboration on the content of the talks...
Hebert Hetu, a spokesman for the presidential review board headed by Tower, initially said that the commission had reviewed excerpts of Reagan's personal notes about the affair...
...make us feel better, he may not be solving our problems. Although Ronald Reagan has attained tremendous popularity and a superficially strong economy with lower inflation, he will probably be remembered as a president who was not able to translate his popularity into successful policy. His legacy of twin tower deficits, cuts in education and detachment from policy are demonstrative of the ills which plague our country. Just because the doctor smiles does not mean the patient is healthy...
Temperatures in Paris dropped to 10 degrees. At midweek a 5 1/2-inch snowfall turned the French capital into a winter fantasy land where students waged impromptu snowball fights and cross-country skiers trekked across the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower. Following the lead of President Francois Mitterrand, who deployed army troops to stricken areas across the country, French Premier Jacques Chirac mobilized some 1,800 soldiers to help remove the snow from Paris streets. The government ordered two Paris Metro stations to stay open all night to help shelter an estimated 15,000 homeless men and women...