Word: hauls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...almost new, missing only a clutch plate or a windshield. Desperately short of foreign exchange, the government of President Kaunda prefers to import new vehicles through aid programs rather than buy the spare parts necessary to repair the old ones. In Zambia and Tanzania, locomotives badly needed to haul copper and agricultural produce sit on railroad sidings because no one can fix their hydraulic-brake systems...
...entrepreneurs: stickup men, who are carrying cruzeiros away in record amounts. Bank offices in Sāo Paulo have been held up more than 700 times so far this year, nearly double the 1982 pace. Though bankers are reluctant to disclose their losses, one government estimate puts the 1983 haul at about $6 million...
Shaller also says the relaxed atmosphere of study breaks is helpful for these discussions. "With a group it takes pressure or inertia away from people who would otherwise have to go themselves. It takes a lot more admission of some thing to haul yourself up to the third floor of UHS than just going to these meetings, where you can pretend you just want cookies...
Greyhound has also been hurt by deregulation of the airlines. Upstart short-haul carriers are now offering flights that are even cheaper than bus travel. While Greyhound charges $56.15 for a journey between Newark and Norfolk, for instance, a People Express ticket is just $23. Says Greyhound Spokeswoman Beth Meyer: "There was a time when that was one of our most heavily traveled routes. Now we've just about abandoned...
...Beer Haul Redneck Express. Burt Reynolds, Dom De Luise. High-speed fun as battling bootleggers barrel down high ways crashing into diners...