Word: merchants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...evidence contradicted the claim made in the United Nations the next day by Iranian President Ali Khamenei that the landing craft was a "merchant ship" and that the mine-laying charge was a "pack of lies." After the Iranian press agency claimed that the Iran Ajr was carrying food supplies to the port of Bushire, U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger scoffed, "These things certainly weren't vegetables and fruits...
...ballistic missiles, each tipped with two 500-kiloton nuclear warheads. But if the vessel is gone, it has not been forgotten. Since the sinking last Oct. 6, Soviet ships have watched over the site, "maintaining a nearly continuous presence," according to a Pentagon official. Sometimes a Soviet merchant ship keeps the vigil. At other times an AGI (intelligence-gathering vessel) watches over the spot where the sub went under. While the Pentagon says no ship has been on the site for about six weeks, the Soviets are monitoring the area by satellite...
...House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chairman Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chief sponsor of the bill to create the blue-ribbon commission, said the panel would "develop a vision for the future" in much the same way the Stratton Commission recommended policies that shaped ocean policy through the 1970s and into the 1980s...
...Gaillard while entertaining a stream of callers. A casino manager from Reno has flown in with a wholesale price book for sterling flatware; Cosby wants 70 place settings, and he wants a better price than the $98,000 he was quoted retail. He takes a call from a wine merchant about some cases of Chateau Petrus, but tells the man that " '76 isn't a good enough year." An elegantly suited young woman strolls in with a folder of things for him to sign: bills, checks, a customs release...
...five escort vessels brought the total U.S. naval force in the region to 46 ships. The Western armada may soon exceed 60 ships when additional British and French vessels arrive. And last week Italy announced that it was sending a naval task force to the gulf to protect its merchant shipping...