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...specific example, Estrada said that after a 1986 earthquake, 2000 families were left homeless and forced to dig holes in the ground for water and to draw electricity from overhanging wires...
...nation's high schools have long been a favorite hunting ground for the military. Caught between adolescence and adulthood, at an age when possibilities seem boundless but money often is not, graduating seniors are ideal candidates for recruitment into the armed services. With federally sponsored job-training and financial-aid programs virtually dismembered by the Reagan Administration, the military has sought to fill the void by stressing its willingness to outfit men and women for high-tech careers and provide aid for higher education. Says Captain George Karpinski, an Army recruiter in the Atlanta area: "Seventeen- and 18-year-olds...
Most of the songs fail to get off the ground, with dull lyrics and unexceptional voices. Fancy footwork by the cast and snappy musical scores redeem a few numbers, such as "Police Don't Eat the Daisies" and "Soldier Soul"--the greatest twisting and shaking of the night...
...other big mall museums like the Hirshorn, which features more modern art, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Castle, try the new, underground Sackler Asian Art and African Art museums. They are a little more exotic than their above-ground neighbors...
...winter, of course, there is always snow in the Colorado mountains, and usually a lot of snow. In most cities, even in ski towns like Aspen, the snow seems to turn brown as soon as it hits the ground. But in Vail, even nature has some kind of reverence for a beautiful scene...