Word: units
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...return during a secret visit to Damascus in October and in talks with presidential envoys subsequently sent to Europe. Among his intentions is to regain command of Syria's elite Defense Companies, a position he lost earlier this year, in part because of his rash use of the unit during a three-way power struggle. Hafez Assad, 54, was then recuperating from a heart attack. By all appearances in recent months, the President's recovery has been complete...
...power play has been spearheaded by Fusco who does more than just lead the unit on the ice. The junior gets the Crimson a lot of extra-man opportunities when he gets hauled down by slap-happy opponents...
...loss of the two might slow down a unit that has been clicking so smoothly...
...icemen have been relying on Fusco's first unit for the bulk of their offensive production, but the return of freshman wing Andy Janfaza from a shoulder injury should help the Barakett line...
...incident was sparked by Vasiliy Matuzok, 22, a Soviet tour guide on a group visit to the security area, who reportedly bolted toward a 35-member United Nations security unit. Between 20 and 30 North Korean soldiers crossed into U.N. territory while firing at the escapee, and the U.N. troops shot back. The defector was later reported to be in the care of U.S. military authorities in Seoul, 25 miles away. The incident cast a minor chill on a recent burgeoning of good will between the two Koreas. Only days earlier, the famous bargaining table at Panmunjom had been...