Word: ariz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Claudia R. Thomason Prescott, Ariz...
With its ancient mosques, covered bazaars, parks and gardens, Herat (pop. 50,000) used to be a popular tourist spot. Today it is a lawless ghost town, a kind of Tombstone, Ariz., of Afghanistan. Rival bands of mujahidin, who long since took over, roam almost everywhere at will, answering to no one. Bandit gangs rob and pillage at gunpoint. Citizens, if caught out of doors, can be routinely gunned down in the street. Shortly after we arrived, a young businessman tried to illustrate the pervasiveness of the violence: "I went home to change my clothes at 10:30 this morning...
...their struggle against foreign imports, which captured a record 29.2% of U.S. auto sales last month, American carmakers have an unlikely ally. He is Walter Avrea, 56, a Tempe, Ariz., inventor who is waging his own war with Japan's manufacturers...
...which taxed the arena's air conditioning, the thousands of delegates, alternates and guests chanted "Viva! Olé!", sang God Bless America, danced in the aisles and blew on party horns for 15 minutes after awarding the nomination to Reagan. Said Terrance Martin, 84, a delegate from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., as he stood clapping to celebrate Reagan's nomination: "This is what I've been working for since 1920, when I got involved in the Harding campaign. This time, we've got the right man at the right time...
Raymond C. Emery Tempe, Ariz...