Word: beacons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...economic sanctions against Poland and one sweeping, symbolic gesture of support. Recalling that the Polish people were demonstrating their opposition to martial law by placing lighted candles in their windows, the President declared he would light a candle in a White House window "as a small but certain beacon of our solidarity with the Polish people." He asked Americans "to do the same, on Christmas Eve, as a personal statement of your commitment to the steps we are taking to support the brave people of Poland in their time of troubles." In Vatican City, Pope John Paul...
...rally, part gesture of defiance. One day last week, 415 friends of embattled National Security Adviser Richard Allen gathered for a $30-a-per-son lunch in his honor at Washington's Mayflower Hotel. Master of Ceremonies Edwin Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation, praised Allen as "a beacon of hope and light...
State Sen. and city councilor Saundra Graham, angry over a redistricting fight on Beacon Hill, said last night she would leave the Democratic party and register as an-Independent...
...Democratic Club went to Beacon Hill as part of an "effort to get Harvard-Radcliffe students involved in local affairs," Velona said, adding the visit would help lay the "groundwork" for club participation in local issues later this year...
Sullivan said yesterday he misses Cambridge, but added that his new role has "plenty of excitement." A top priority at the moment is helping the Hub find its way out of a pressing financial crisis, he says, adding that most attention is focused on Beacon Hill, where state legislators are considering the "Tregor Plan" to authorize new city borrowing and bail Boston...