Word: comebacks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Comeback...
...prospect of military aid for Pakistan roused acute concern in neighboring India. One after another, political leaders converged on New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who only three weeks before had swept to an overwhelming comeback victory in parliamentary elections. First to arrive was British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, fresh from two days of talks with Pakistan's President Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq. Next Mrs. Gandhi met with Bangladesh's President Ziaur Rahman, U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; this week Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky...
Anita Bryant: My Little Corner of the World is the upcoming TV special's title. Bryant, 39, both star and angel of the two-hour show, hopes the little corner will gather big ratings. It marks a comeback of sorts for the lady, who became a target of Gay Lib and comics' glib three years ago after mounting a righteous antihomosexual crusade that gained national attention. The singer, who lives in Miami Beach, retained her $100,000-a-year contract to promote Florida's citrus industry, but her orange juice commercials were yanked temporarily, and other jobs...
Senior former Eastern chamipion Bill Specht will have his hands full with Chappell in a classic confrontation in the 200 fly. Specht is an outstanding butterfly sprinter who builds up a lead and tries to hold on in the 200 while Chappell is known for his comeback, or "even-split" ability...
Bentley playmaker Paula Ayers led the comeback with her gambling on defense and fast breaks on offense...