Word: gwen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...long as she can remember, Gwen Linde wanted to be a pilot. At Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., Linde, 29, is commander of a C-141 transport plane, a mammoth, 75-ton, four-engine workhorse that carries everything from weapons, paratroopers and medical supplies to Bob Hope and his entourage. Leading a crew of six, Linde routinely carries out five-day missions to bases in Hawaii, Guam and the Azores. Her dream, however, is to fly the fighter jets that she once trained others to operate. But since those elite birds are designated for combat, women have been...
...Republican side, Vice President GeorgeBush and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole have the mosteffective grassroots organizations and the mostpervasive media campaigns, said Gwen Bocke, amember of the Iowa Republican National Commitee.She rated Robertson only slightly lower and saidNew York Rep. Jack Kemp, and former Delaware Gov.Pete duPont had made adequate efforts...
John Rousakis, the mayor of Savannah, Ga. will deliver the opening speech this evening. Other speakers throughout the four-day conference will include: Richard Thornburgh, director of the IOP; Marc Roberts, chairman of the Massachussetts State Research Council on AIDS; and Gwen King, President Reagan's assistant for intergovernmental affairs...
...history: in the early 1800s, white settlers massacred Aborigines, sometimes shooting them for sport. The Aborigine population, plagued by cholera and influenza, fell from more than 300,000 in the late 18th century to about 170,000 today. At a science conference in Queensland two weeks ago, Historian Gwen Deemal-Hall alleged that the state government was injecting young Aboriginal women with a contraceptive drug to slow the growth of the indigenous population. Queensland officials denied the charge...
...Gwen Rono, a partner at UNIHAB confirmed that the company had planned to buy the building to extend its condominium developments in the area...