Word: dump
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...question: What will become of Hasenfus? Before the trial began, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hinted that the hapless gunrunner might be pardoned and released by Christmas. But since then some Sandinista militants and officials have taken a tougher stance. Last week Ortega seemed prepared to sidestep the issue and dump the problem of Hasenfus' future on Washington. In an interview with Mexican reporters, Ortega said he was waiting to see if the Reagan Administration would acknowledge responsibility for Hasenfus and his aborted mission...
Gorton had recently been promising voters that "his friend in the White House" was going to eliminate Washington from a list of states that might be saddled with a nuclear dump site. Reagan, however, indicated during his speech in support of Gorton that the state would not get special consideration. Gorton immediately lost his slim lead and never recovered...
...experts generally agree that people are wise to lock in longterm profits by selling investments that have already increased greatly in value. But taxpayers might be foolish to dump an investment that is in the middle of a growth spurt. Future profits might be worth far more than the tax advantage gained by selling them now, notes Wallace Turner, a New York City broker for the investment firm of Smith Barney. Says he: "Our culture has put such value on tax breaks that even the savviest investors wonder whether they should dump their best-performing stocks." Wall Streeters hope that...
...Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing a September report sponsored by the W.R. Grace Co. chemical firm on the toxicity of a controversial North Cambridge dump site the company used...
...report, by Grace contractors Haley and Aldrich, Inc., said the materials deposited at the dump--and since removed--have not contaminated area groundwater and pose no risk to area residents' health...