Word: dixes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...accused of embezzling $4,300 in traveler's checks that was intended to aid the contras. He claimed that he financed some of his activities from the family fund, then reimbursed himself by dipping into the contra donations. North's credibility was further damaged by former NSC administrator Mary Dix, who testified that several times in 1984 and 1985 North was so hard up for money to buy lunch and gasoline that he railed at secretaries who claimed that the agency's petty-cash fund was too low to reimburse his out-of-pocket expenses. He stopped badgering, Dix said...
...returning Crimson Long Islanders didn't get much. David Kramer, from Lloyd Harbor, got a goal. Chris Garvey, from Dix Hills, got an assist. Manhasset native Tim Reilly got a separated shoulder...
Though they included such historic military sites as New Jersey's Fort Dix, there is no question that the bases on the commission's roll call had outlived their strategic purposes. San Francisco's Presidio army base, for example, was once a crucial Pacific outpost where officers were trained during World War I. Today the Presidio, with its tree-shaded trails and historic architecture, is a popular tourist destination. Illinois' Fort Sheridan processed 500,000 soldiers during World War II. These days, the base is most famous for a lush golf course...
...leave her for Hollywood. He also takes advantage of the occasion to write one of his better lyrics: "The day that the Pope came to New York/It really was comical/The Pope wore a yarmulke." Ronnie, tired of being told he is a failure, goes AWOL from Fort Dix and plans to blow up the Pope...
...Measles has attacked a whole age group across the country," says Dr. John H. Turco, director of Dix House, the college's health facilities. Turco adds that judging by what Dartmouth has seen, the rising threat of measles "could be a warning to colleges across the country...