Word: winging
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...conflict that has destroyed much of the Christian sector of East Beirut is now moving into the western sector of the city and the northern mountains, a stronghold of right-wing militia troops...
...Syrians, now the majority of an Arab League peace-keeping force stationed in the city, intervened in the civil war between leftist Lebanese Moslems, Palestinians and right-wing Christians, whom the Moslems thought had too much political power...
...right-wing militia campaign to seize two strategic bridges from the Syrians that lead into East Beirut and out of the city to the north could be a push for an escape route...
Cynthia Crowley, a freshman from Wayland, turned in some fine stickwork for the Crimson from her left wing position, and sophomore ice hockey stand-out Tania Huber effectively brought her stickhandling skills over the turf, thwarted many Southern attackers...
...brief, businesslike address to the country, speaking first in Afrikaans and then in English, Vorster, 62, declared that he was quitting his post as well as the leadership of the right-wing National Party, which has dominated South African politics for 30 years. He gave no reason, though his resignation had been widely rumored because of his failing health (he reportedly suffers from lung congestion and an embolism in his leg). But he made one thing plain: "I leave this office with no regrets whatsoever...