Word: easterners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...transaction is still not a fait accompli: Eastern's unions immediately threatened to block the deal in court. Though Trump promised that shuttle employees would be "well taken care of," the rest of the workers fear that the sale of the profitable shuttle is just the first stage in the dismantling of the Eastern empire. If it goes through, it is certainly the latest conquest for the Trump empire. By announcing his acquisition in the Grand Ballroom of New York's landmark Plaza Hotel (another recent purchase), Trump reminded his audience that when it comes to collecting varied treasures...
...official modus vivendi Bustamente talks about is a reminder that this is a unique border between the first and the third worlds. Perhaps the closest ^ comparison is the frontier between Western and Eastern Europe. Yet whereas the East Europeans are preoccupied with keeping their own people in, U.S. efforts on this frontier revolve around keeping foreigners out. Only the bureaucratic language and style are similar. WARNING reads a sign in English and Spanish in the U.S. pedestrian immigration hall at San Ysidro. YOUR ACTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING RECORDED BY VIDEO CAMERA...
Although the pact would grant the Tamils some self-rule by combining Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces, where they are in the majority, the Tigers insist that it does not go far enough. Sinhalese extremists led by the People's Liberation Front (J.V.P.) object that the accord gives away too much. . The two chief candidates campaigning to replace retiring President Junius Jayewardene, 82, in a December vote are opponents of the agreement, and have vowed to send the 70,000 Indian troops home...
WORLD: A volatile mix of nationalistic pride, ethnic rage and economic fatigue stirs up Eastern Europe...
...ground, and now the billionaire developer has the Eastern Shuttle, his very own airline for ferrying the high and mighty up and down the East Coast...