Word: droves
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Shortly after Bhutto was deposed, the soldiers went to the home of the opposition leader, retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan. After saluting, they arrested him and drove him to a government rest house. The head of Bhutto's federal security force, several of his intelligence chiefs and most members of his Cabinet were also rounded up and placed in "temporary protective custody." So were other leaders of the nine parties that comprise the opposition Pakistan National Alliance...
...incomes of those charged with fraud in New York and Chicago vary. In the Big Apple, the range was from $7,000 to $12,000 a year; in Chicago, the average salary of the indicted came to $11,978-and a dozen made more than $15,000. One man drove two cars-a 1977 Monte Carlo and a 1976 Charger. Another had a master's degree, earned $15,000 a year and had stashed $20,000 in a bank. Many of those indicted held charge cards from some of the city's best stores; some had BankAmericards. Attorney...
When heavy seas and winds drove their small craft toward Hong Kong, they changed course. A fishing boat from Macao gave the refugees water and guided them into Hong Kong, where, by a stroke of luck, they passed unnoticed by harbor police. Once inside Hong Kong last week, the group immediately went to the authorities and turned in their arms. While the U.N. pays their living expenses, Nguyen and his family are hoping to be accepted...
Without even pausing for a cup of coffee, Bishop drove back to his office, where he began seeing patients: a construction worker with a sprained shoulder, an obese teen-ager trying to shed pounds, several elderly women with high blood pressure, a man with an inflamed prostate and a 25-year-old girl who had missed several periods. He inquired not only about his patients' health, but also about their families', carefully explained every diagnosis, answered all questions and charged only $10 for an office visit...
...royalties and taxes on the oil operations next year but still could use more. With the end of the pipeline building boom, Alaska's unemployment rate has doubled, to 15.4%. Gone are the weekly wages of $1,000 and more. The high pay kept labor strife down but drove pipeline costs up. As Assistant Secretary Martin acknowledges, "The pipeline traded money for time." Some $250 million worth of campsites along the route have been shut down and put up for sale. Only about 1,000 people will continue to manage the line and the drilling equipment at Prudhoe...