Word: victimizations
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...proposed a plan designed to serve as a basis of discussion between the U.S. and Nicaragua. It was a welcome departure from previous policy towards the Central American country. Since the Marxist-oriented Sandinist government replaced Anastasio Somoza's strong-arm dictatorship, Reagan has viewed Nicaragua as the exemplary victim of a new domino theory. Because the Sandinistas proposed Marxist reforms, the Administration reasoned, they were automatically part of the mysterious and sinister Soviet-Cuban network of international terrorism and revolution. The moment a Marxist government gained control of Nicaragua, the analysis continued, the Soviets had successfully stirred...
...Arabs demonstrated in the West Bank, for example, Kahane turned up in uniform for reserve duty in the city of Ramallah. He indiscriminately arrested Arabs and journalists. Last week Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, himself a victim of Kach hate mail, demanded that the government crack down on what he called "violently extremist Jews who give the impression that they are above the law merely because they are Jewish...
...financial trouble for some time. Last year it lost $56.9 million. The savings and loan was caught in the now familiar crunch between old longterm, low-interest loans and the high cost of raising new money. Linda Tsao Yang, the California savings and loan commissioner, called Fidelity "a victim of high interest rates." Federal Home Loan Bank Board Chairman Richard T. Pratt tried to calm nervous depositors at Fidelity and other S and Ls by assuring them that the takeover was not the beginning of a trend. Said he: "This isn't the tip of the iceberg...
...took a two-run deficit into the top of the seventh. With two out, Quaker hurler Pete Shutte gave shortstop Brad Bauer a free pass to load the bases, then walked Vinnie Martelli to bring Harvard to within one. But Donnie Allard popped to Shutte, and Billy Doyle fell victim to a 2-1 defeat despite tossing a three-hitter...
...singles, Evans fell victim to a first-round upset, bowing to Eli Kathy Dalton, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Evans will probably capture the consolation championship today...