Word: camped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hours of training before they deal with their first customer. Much of the instructional emphasis is on care and thoroughness in filling orders and on general courtesy and helpfulness. People around the U.S. call the company for advice on what accessories to provide for children on their way to camp, what to take on a first trip to Alaska and what to wear while cross-country skiing. If a Bean staffer cannot answer the question, the customer will be switched to someone...
...Washington, the National Security Council informed Ronald Reagan of the kidnapings at the President's Camp David retreat. "The President is concerned," said a White House spokesman. "We hold those individuals who took the hostages responsible for the safety of the hostages, and call for their immediate release." State Department officials, meanwhile, re- emphasized that all of Lebanon is dangerous for U.S. citizens. Washington, they said, cannot guarantee the safety of those few Americans who continue to live there...
George Nielsen, who owns the Paradise Hill Bar just down the road, staunchly defends his young friend's "mishap." Though he helped Dallas escape after the Bull Camp massacre, Nielsen claims not to know the rebel's whereabouts. "If you gave me $10 million today and told me to put a finger on him, where he is," he claims, "I couldn...
...black and just as violent backlash, however, has grown against the comrades. In the Crossroads squatter camp near Cape Town, community leaders known as "fathers" have donned white headbands and armbands and organized patrol groups called vigilantes. "The people of Old Crossroads will hunt them down and beat the comrades," said Sam Ndima, a leader of the fathers. Frequent clashes have claimed dozens of lives on both sides and destroyed thousands of shanties. In Soweto, the city council has called for the formation of vigilante bands to stamp out "political renegades" and protect local citizens...
This has led to the charge that he lacks vision. It rankles him. Recently he asked a friend to help him identify some cutting issues for next year's campaign. Instead, the friend suggested that Bush go alone to Camp David for a few days to figure out where he wanted to take the country. "Oh," said Bush in clear exasperation, "the vision thing." The friend's advice did not impress...