Word: flew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Winthrop never flew away, the Leverett Tower was still standing, and no one spotted the Wicked Witch pedaling at 10,000 feet. Saturday came; the Sun was out, Harvard beat U.Mass, and Gloria was gone...
...FRIDAY was truly an extraordinary day. For the first time in 47 years, a hurricane had made it to Harvard Square. The excitement was tremendous. School was canceled; history seemed to be in the making. The wind blew. Trees fell. Leaves flew. And people waited. Uneasy anticipation. Something was going to happen...
...Indian expatriate discovered that his personal secretary, Ma Anand Sheela, had taken off, along with Rajneeshpuram's mayor, a city-council member and a gaggle of other top Rajneesh functionaries. The bhagwan (revered one) called a succession of news conferences to denounce the nine or so who flew his coop as "fascists" and "criminals." He accused some of the defectors of an exotic miscellany of offenses. Offering nothing that authorities considered proof, Rajneesh asserted that there had been attempted poisonings of seven people, including Jefferson County District Attorney Michael Sullivan. Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh ordered the attorney general to investigate...
...were believed to have died, more than 5,000 were injured, and thousands were missing. As rescue workers, all too often digging into the rubble with hand tools, responded to faint cries for help and unearthed ever more bodies, the death toll rose hourly. U.S. Ambassador John Gavin, who flew over the devastation in a helicopter, predicted that some 10,000, perhaps even double that number, would eventually be found dead or trapped in the ruins. Said he: "It looked as if a giant foot had stepped on the buildings...
...Mexico does not ask for more extensive help from the U.S. Government, American assistance will be funneled into the country through private charities. Late last week a team of experts from the American Red Cross flew to Mexico City to advise on medical and communications problems, while the International Red Cross dispatched specialists from Geneva to survey Mexico's post-quake needs. All along, Mexico's own Red Cross volunteers had participated in rescue efforts and helped distribute emergency supplies...