Word: wheeling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shattered diplomacy and a growing domestic political crisis were swiftly overshadowed by the violence endemic to the divided Holy Land. Only 18 hours after Shamir's announcement, an Arab fundamentalist from Gaza whose family had been wounded by Israeli soldiers grabbed the wheel of an Israeli bus as it traveled along the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. Shouting "Allah Akbar!" (("God is great!")), he sent the bus hurtling down a 495-ft. ravine. The fiery plunge killed 14 people and wounded an additional 27. It was the worst single attack against Israelis since the start of the uprising. "This...
Bush unveiled his proposals Monday in the White House, then flew west to promote his plan. In Nebraska he took the wheel of an experimental car fueled by ETBE, an ethanol blend made from the state's abundant corn (the chauffeured Bush has not driven an automobile in many years). In Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, the President declared, "The most fundamental obligation of Government is to protect the people -- the people's health, the people's safety...
...newcomer felt time-warped, mired in a past age of LP records, the ERA and two-wheel drive. It wasn't the new lingo ("persona," "agenda," "biorhythms"), nor the acronyms ("EIS," "CAD" and "MSG"). It wasn't the commercial wackiness of products like "gourmet dog food." It wasn't even the daily drive-by shootings -- talk about an automotive civilization -- in Los Angeles' gangland. Mayhem is not confined...
...billion book-publishing industry is on a binge. In this go- go market, which represents one-third of an industry that includes books ranging from college texts to Bibles, editors are frantically putting bets on any potential best sellers. In recent months, the spin of the wheel has made not only a construction worker but also a Yale history professor and several fresh college graduates richer than they ever could have imagined. Publishers say the bull market for manuscripts has become "hysterical," "desperate" and even "silly." Still, most of them cannot help playing the game...
...daughter swap roles and accustomed dialogue, and so do mother and son. The elders squeak about needing a bathroom break. The children trade curses about whose bad idea this adventure was, anyway. Then they screech off into the night, ostensibly with a grade-schooler in command of the steering wheel...