Word: hams
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cost as little as $60. "It's astonishing how many people have picked up the short-wave habit," says George Berzins, a spokesman for the Voice of America. "We've noticed a big increase in audience, and so have most other broadcasters." (This audience does not include ham operators, who broadcast as well as receive; for the most part they listen to one another...
Zamberletti brings some experience to the job. In 1976 he supervised rescue operations after an earthquake hit the Friuli region, northeast of Venice. His performance earned him a reputation for getting things done-and a certain fame among ham radio operators under the code name Zorro. But he admits that the success of that effort owed much to foreign assistance, especially from...
...this year were Australia (smoked lamb in eucalyptus leaves, sautéed shrimp on fish patties in hollandaise sauce) and South Korea (rolled beef, stuffed duck with apple rings and chestnuts). The Americans produced sea bass stuffed with crabmeat and fried in batter; also, turkey breast stuffed with Virginia ham, liver and giblets, then baked and served rollatine. Both dishes took months to perfect but cost less than $3 a serving to prepare, not including labor costs. Explained Richard Schneider, a New Jersey restaurateur: "We have to be bottom-line conscious these days. You can't make money serving...
Tehran has not yet managed to launch a major counteroffensive, but Iranian ground troops have reportedly driven the Iraqis back at some points. Said a senior Iranian military officer: "As you go north from Abadan, our position steadily improves. From Ham all the way to Baveysi we have the initiative and the Iraqis have been regularly falling back." Iranian sources said last week that most of the 1 million residents of the Khuzistan cities under Iraqi attack had reportedly fled either to central Iran or to nearby mountain refuges. One farfetched rumor had it that if the Iraqis captured Ahwaz...
...Czechoslovakian couple and features ten kinds of sausages, as well as ten salamis, and homemade sauerkraut. Even Sears has concluded that the heartland is ready for its version of haute cuisine. The company's Christmas catalogue this year has 14 pages of ads for such delicacies as Yugoslavian ham and Manzanilla olives tucked in alongside the ads for pantsuits and power tools...