Word: dues
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Quayle stayed in a Florida house with two other Congressmen and Parkinson. He left the next day and was never accused of intimacy with her; no evidence has emerged to dispute his claim that he did nothing more exciting than play golf. But in the November issue of Playboy, due on newsstands Oct. 1, Parkinson (who is pictured posing nude) will make some new allegations about Quayle's activities that weekend. Her charges are unsubstantiated and, in fact, contradict some of her previous accounts. But they are likely to provoke another unwanted flurry of publicity...
...Raul Alfonsin has imposed a wage-price freeze to curb inflation, which was running at an annual rate of more than 300% in July. Earlier this month, the U.S. announced that it would give Argentina an emergency $500 million loan to help it meet interest payments that have come due...
...human errors" made by the ship's crew. But Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci insisted they were not crucial in triggering Rogers' decision to act. Contrary to the implications of an earlier, leaked version of the report, Carlucci said, no one will be punished, because "these mistakes were not due to negligence or culpability...
...decision on the Los Angeles-Las Vegas line is due in 1989, when a 16- member commission will announce whether Transrapid or a conventional rail builder will receive the contract for the fast track to the gaming tables. No American company is expected to submit a maglev plan. Although the U.S. had a maglev project under way until 1975, federal austerity measures turned off the electromagnets. At least one politician, Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York, wants funding for research resumed, but congressional action is not expected before next year...
...five aborted engine tests so far have been due to fueling problems, specifically in lines that carry liquid hydrogen from ground equipment to the tank. After two of the failures, several hours were required to unload more than half a million gallons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen from Discovery's tanks before technicians could examine problems. NASA engineers are not certain exactly what caused last week's problem. Said Joseph Lombardo, who oversees the shuttle's main-engine project at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama: "We don't know whether it was a faulty indication or really a malfunction...