Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Claus" in 1822. Although opposed in principle to the frivolity of Christmas, Moore decided to write a poem to please his children. Inspired by his surroundings on a snowy Christmas Eve in Manhattan, Moore composed 56 lines on his way home from a market trip to buy a Christmas turkey. Moore's own sleigh and jingling bells suggested Santa's flying conveyance, while an old farmer friend, Jan Duyckinck, was reincarnated as the good saint...
...Reagan dined happily with his family on turkey, corn-bread dressing and mince pie at his Santa Barbara ranch, the frayed tempers and bruised feelings of congressional leaders also began to mend. On reflection, the great budget battle was probably as unnecessary as it was unseemly. The confrontation had centered on a matter of roughly $2 billion, a totally symbolic figure since it represented a mere .28% of the $700 billion budget for fiscal 1982, which is running $80 billion in the red. Not only will the $2 billion have to be fought over once again between...
...military wing of NATO, but he left it unclear whether this was his firm intention or merely a suggestion. Said one high-level NATO aide in Brussels: "I believe Papandreou will negotiate. He knows quite well that Greece would have less influence if it moves out of NATO and Turkey would have more...
...original group: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Greece and Turkey joined the alliance in 1952, West Germany...
President Ronald Reagan talked successful turkey last week in the White House Rose Garden. Presented with a live 50-lb. bird that squawked and flapped and nearly drove members of the National Turkey Federation to cover, Reagan hovered anxiously until calm was restored. Then the President, who had scored zero on a recent turkey shoot, patted his gift and dressed him down: "Look," he said, "I had a chance to shoot a bunch of you the other day and I didn...