Word: aluminum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...incoming aircraft up to 90 miles away. Closer in, its Italian-made OTO gun can fire 3-in. antiaircraft shells at a rate of 90 a minute, dealing sequentially with as many as three incoming intruders at a range of up to twelve miles. Rockets that spray radar- attracting aluminum chaff can divert incoming missiles, and the frigate's electronic defenses can deceive attackers by producing fake radar images of the ship...
There is a feeling that the game has been modernized too much. Astroturf, indoor stadiums, polyester uniforms, aluminum bats, and the live ball have become household words for the baseball fan. The retreat from the polyester revolution has signaled a return to normality clean air, a fresh hot dog, green grass, and real uniforms. That's what the game is all about...
Protests turned violent in Switzerland, where police used tear gas to break up an illegal march, and in the Netherlands as police swinging batons dispersed club-wielding protesters outside an aluminum plant...
...Netherlands, about 200 demonstrators with clubs tried to blockade the entrance to the Pechiney aluminum firm near the southern town of Borssele. Police mounted a baton charge, and at least one police officer and one demonstrator were wounded. No arrests were reported...
Police said the protesters came from a rally at a nuclear plant in Borssele, and apparently targeted the aluminum firm because of its heavy use of electricity produced by nuclear power...