Word: choses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite all the blandishments, some prominent software firms chose to ignore the show, while others complained that it failed to attract enough computer dealers. But even before last week's exhibits were packed up, Jonathan Rotenberg, 20, the founder of the Boston Computer Society and co-organizer of the show, was already working up plans for next year. He hopes to have another software extravaganza in New Orleans plus one in Los Angeles. His confident prediction: "We will be mobbed." -By Philip Elmer-DeWitt. Reported by Michael Moritz/New Orleans
Chernenko was considerably less ebullient. In his debut as General Secretary, he stressed the Soviet Union's determination to maintain its military strength and denounced Western leaders for their "reckless actions" that threaten the strategic balance. But American officials chose to stress that Chernenko had refrained from singling out the U.S. or Ronald Reagan by name and that he had reiterated the Soviet Union's preference for solving international disputes by negotiation...
...only other couple with similar ambitions were the Americans. Blumberg, 26, and Seibert, 24, chose to skate to Rimsky-Korsakov's lush symphonic suite Schéhérazade. Under the tutelage of Bobby Thompson, a British coach close to Torvill and Dean, the pair had revamped their style over the past two years. In 1983 the effort paid off with a bronze medal at the World Championships. They had come to Sarajevo with real hopes for a silver, but finished in fourth place after being marked down .3 of a point below the panel's average...
...Harvard chose an architectural firm Friday to plan renovations of North and Cabot Houses scheduled for the summer of 1985, officials said yesterday...
...parent of young speed skaters, I was angered by your comment that speed skating is an obscure sport and "Heiden, the greatest speed skater in history-and an American-has flashed through without leaving a trace." Eric Heiden chose to excel in a sport that demands grace and strength, instead of one like hockey, which can be brutal and violent. I am proud that my children chose to emulate...