Word: tripping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Davidson said Goodenough had planned to spend the fall semester in Scotland. But when the trip fell through, she decided to remain in Cambridge...
Kohl's irascibility reflected the deep ambivalence that attended Honecker's five-day visit. Polls showed that three out of four West Germans were in favor of the trip. But like Kohl, many of them took no enjoyment in providing de facto recognition of East Germany, which Bonn still considers part of a single German nation. They were especially unhappy that such recognition was being awarded through Honecker, architect of the infamous Berlin Wall...
...Kohl's chilly welcome proved downright warm compared with his performance during twelve hours of meetings with his guest. Indeed, only once during the trip could the Chancellor force himself to refer to East Germany by its official name, the German Democratic Republic. Usually he called it "your place." Far from dwelling on the progress achieved over the years in relations between the two countries, Kohl launched into a blistering attack on Honecker's regime, denouncing it for everything from holding political prisoners to enforcing a shoot-to-kill order against East German citizens who try to flee...
...German Industrialist Otto Wolff von Amerongen may have best summed up the mood when he met the East German leader in Cologne. Alluding to Honecker's banquet jab, he said, "As long as the German people are not on fire or under water, we may be O.K." Throughout a trip filled with tension, it was one of the few lines that brought a smile to Honecker's lips...
Senator Robert Dole was on his trip to Nicaragua, and the Secretary of Transportation had Sunday afternoon to herself. She left their Watergate apartment and drove to the National Cathedral. After pacing the quiet grounds, she headed for the chapel where she and Dole were married 13 years ago. Sitting on an outdoor bench, she reflected on her marriage and her career. "I couldn't help thinking back over the years, and all the experiences and joys," she recalls, a wistful tone creeping into her honeyed Southern accent. "This is a time now when, you know, I have to really...