Word: aid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most impressive project is a $200 million plant being built by a partnership of AT&T and Spain's Telefonica. The factory will soon begin producing 3,000 highly complex custom-made electronic microchips a week for export. AT&T was lured in part by the Spanish government's aid, which included a $74 million cash subsidy, a $75 million loan and 400 acres of land...
...time from right-wing parties that are loudly demanding his ouster. Their primary beef: a new government war tax aimed at the rich and big business. Whether or not they can inflict damage on Duarte is unclear, but the campaign could backfire. Since the new tax is intended to aid the military in its six-year-old struggle against leftist rebels, right-wingers may soon find themselves pitted against the army, a former ally they can hardly afford to antagonize...
Manhattan Businessman Richard Perl, 29, has a morning ritual. After dressing, he drops a small crystal into his pocket to enhance his concentration and aid + him in contract negotiations during his workday. Andrea Cagan, 38, a Los Angeles physical therapist, follows an evening routine: she slips a sliver of rose quartz under her pillow to help her sleep peacefully...
...pass an audiocassette eraser over each side of the crystal for half a minute. To program, after the crystal has been cleared, hold it in both hands and blow on it while making a wish. For good health, for instance, one might say, "I want this energy to aid my immune system...
...sponsors must first guide it through a vote in the state legislature, then ask the U.S. Congress for permission to replace such long-standard outlays as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps and Medicaid. The federal money earmarked for those programs would be matched with state grants and poured into new benefits, bonuses, job training and family-planning courses, as well as subsidies for the private employers who are expected to absorb two-thirds of the FIP graduates...