Word: ei
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Crimson: Secretary of State Haig said recently that the Soviet Union had a 'hit list' in Central America, starting with Nicaragua and moving on to EI Salvador. Would you agree with that assessment...
...Mountain States produce 70% of the nation's gold and 50% of its silver. Not all of the companies streaming into the Rockies come with drilling equipment and mining machinery. By 1975, for the first time in history, manufacturing added more to the area's economy than ei ther agriculture or mining, and that lead is widening. Electronics firms head the rush; many have picked up their chips and headed east from California's Silicon Valley. Though Denver still draws the energy companies, lots of the newest arrivals are moving into Salt Lake City, Boise, Tucson...
...tradition. So last week, having just turned 20, he participated in an exotic 8th century coming-of-age ceremony called kakan no gi (hat rites). Hiro, wearing a magnificent yellow robe, allowed chamberlains to replace the simple silk hat that once marked a minor with the ornate embi no ei (swallowtail ribbons) that symbolized manhood in ancient Japan. The presence of Grandfather Emperor Hirohito, 78, at the ceremony was especially auspicious. No other Japanese monarch has ever lived long enough to see a grandson switch hats...