Word: area
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...larger number of police officers did not stop the march but cordoned off the downtown area, the witnesses said. ZDF said armored personnel carriers also were seen in the area...
Private citizens helped their Carolina neighbors in heartwarming fashion, sending up to 30 truckloads of supplies a day into the devastated Charleston area. U.S. Marines on bulldozers removed rubble, and Navy personnel repaired bridges and provided generators. Congress passed a $1.1 billion relief fund for all Hugo's American victims, but Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley complained mildly that Washington may not have "understood" the "extent of the damage." President Bush belatedly visited the area for two hours on Friday. Responding to complaints that federal help had been too slow, Bush said he understood the "frustration," even while he insisted that...
Since June a band of thieves in the Los Angeles area has staged more than 30 violent raids on travel agencies. The gang demands blank tickets and the validation plates that print airline identifications, then sells thousands of hot tickets on the black market at a 50% discount. During heists in recent weeks, two female employees were raped, one agent was knifed and another killed...
...more strong minds. To prepare for that future, local businesses are pairing up with local schools to provide students with training and jobs. Since 1974 St. Louis County has had a program, now expanded to Kansas City, that gives high school seniors two hours of instruction each day at area work sites. About half the participating students, who this year number 100, get jobs after graduation; most of the rest go on to college. California has had a similar program since 1983 that involves some 35,000 students and former dropouts, most of whom are linked to local hospitals...
Robin Ingenthron, co-director of EarthwormIncorporated, which publishes a guide to recyclingin the Boston area, said, "Three years ago ourrecycling guide covered 15 towns and was one pagelong. Today. it covers 50 towns...