Word: point
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...know, Malta rhymes with Yalta. Do you think one day we will look back at Malta as another historic turning point...
With regard to Gunter Mittag, who was in charge of the economy, he did misuse his office and was expelled from the party for it. I hesitate to say more at this point in time because it would be wrong for me to interfere in a case that is the subject of judicial proceedings...
...been generally accepted that the creation of the G.D.R. marked a turning point in European history. Now you could reverse the whole thing and say the disappearance of the G.D.R. would also constitute another turning point. At the present time, it would serve neither the interests of peace nor stability, nor would it be in the interest of human beings...
Even in the tensest moments, both sides are sensitive to how the world views the confrontation. Congressman Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who plays the White House chief of staff, leaves at one point to hold a press conference. On the Moscow end, Yevgeni Velikhov, vice president of the Academy of Sciences, reminds his comrades that they need to keep the Supreme Soviet, or parliament, informed of developments...
Textile Titan. Many skeptical eyes are turned on William Farley, the physical-fitness buff who acquired Northwest Industries, the maker of Fruit of the Loom products, for $1 billion in 1985. Last February Farley took over textile giant West Point-Pepperell in a $3 billion raid that included $1.6 billion of junk-bond financing. A fellow raider calls Farley's debt a "time bomb." While Farley once joked that "we're doing fine, except that the banks expect us to pay them back," he now refuses to discuss his finances or the subject of raiding. Says he: "I'm staying...