Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository in Dallas and see the perch from which Lee Harvey Oswald gunned down a President. The book cartons have been arranged just the way Oswald placed them 25 years ago to avoid being seen by co-workers. True, a clear screen keeps tourists from entering the assassin's lair, but the view of Dealey Plaza from accessible windows is about the same. One cannot, however, bring a rifle to check out the sights. A metal detector has been set up to spot gun toters...
MacDonald insisted he was innocent of charges raised during recent hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, and pleaded with the 88- member Navajo council to let him retain his salary and to give him legal help as he fights to clear his name. When the council refused to grant him these conditions, MacDonald vowed that he would not vacate his elective position after all. The council then voted to place MacDonald on indefinite leave, with pay. The Navajos had never before questioned the conduct of one of their chairmen, assuming each had only the best interests...
Western intelligence sources scoff, saying they have clear evidence that Barbouti was the key broker for the chemical factory. Though they have yet to find proof that he knew the Libyans planned to make nerve gas there, at least one official flatly labels Barbouti "the central villain" of the plot and "the subject of intense scrutiny for some time." In fact, both the Swiss and West German governments are conducting criminal investigations of his role in the Libyan project, and tax authorities in England and Scotland are looking into his Byzantine business affairs...
...pilot brought the Boeing 747 back safely for an emergency landing, with at least 14 passengers injured. Two of the engines had failed, but it wasn't clear whether the failure was connected with the fuselage ripping open...
...outstanding cinematography that dominates Pelle is particularly evident in the scenes that are shot near the sea. Because August and director of photography Jorgen Persson use the sea to represent young Pelle's conquering longings, the shots of the water are thematically noteworthy. Each one is evenly proportioned, with clear divisions of landscape representing Pelle's hopeful horizon...