Word: tripping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During a campaign trip to rural Iowa, he outlined "a major initiative to assist farmers trying to cope with debt burdens." It was an emergency aid scheme of the kind Democrats are wont to suggest, involving a stretched-out repayment schedule for Government loans and federal guarantees of private credit. The package could cost as much as $1.3 billion...
After the briefing, Reagan decided to go ahead with a scheduled campaign trip to Iowa, on the grounds that he could easily keep in touch with the situation in Beirut. Throughout the day, he spoke of the bombing as "a cowardly terrorist act" and described it as "another painful reminder of the persistent threat of terrorism in the world." When asked whether he was satisfied with the security at the Beirut embassy, the President replied, "As much as I know about it, yes. I think if someone is determined to do what they did, it's pretty difficult...
Crown Cruises offers a one-day excursion from San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico, for only $75. From New York City, Fantasy Cruises has a four-night trip to Bermuda for $395 and a one-night "cruise to nowhere" that goes out into the Atlantic and back for $85. To attract a broad clientele, Fantasy advertises its voyages on posters on New York subway cars. Other companies feature special cruises to suit individual tastes, including trips with wine-tasting sessions, film festivals, exercise classes and bridge tournaments. In January, Cunard Line will offer a Trivial Pursuit cruise from New York City...
...Sinemet and Symmetrel, drugs that replenish the brain's supply of dopamine, that his symptoms were "melting away." Visitors, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said that Ali was entertaining other patients with magic tricks and seemed to be his old ebullient self. Before leaving the hospital for a trip to the Sudan, Ali vowed to mend his ways. "I'll get all my business done by 10, get to sleep at 10:30 and sleep till 6," he declared...
...interesting landing," recalls Kittinger, who was thrown from the basket as Rosie hit some trees. Jubilant despite a broken foot, he had just one regret. "I wanted to land in Moscow," he announced. "Not for political reasons, but because it would have been the longest possible trip." Already, of course, he's dreaming about the Pacific...