Word: hills
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since 1982 the Administration has funneled millions in not-so-secret aid to the rebels. But Congress has long been uneasy about such assistance and moved two years ago to restrict it to "humanitarian" supplies like boots and bandages. Capitol Hill has mirrored the national wariness; nearly two-thirds of the U.S. public opposes the aid, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Reports of corruption in the contras' ranks have hurt the Administration's case as well. Government auditors reported that some $13 million of last year's $27 million in assistance could not be accounted...
...created what former Virginia Governor Charles Robb called a "permanent caste of destitute young men and women" in the nation's ghettos. One of the hosts was New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was cast into the role of liberal standard-bearer by his stirring "shining city on a hill" speech at the 1984 convention; he has since worked to position himself for a presidential campaign by balancing pragmatic approaches with progressive ideals. The other sponsor was the Democratic Leadership Council, led by Robb, which has sought to bring the party back to the center...
...acknowledged guru of the computer movement is Philip Meyer, 55, now professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meyer first used a computer as an investigative tool when he was a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, analyzing the demographics of blacks in Detroit's 1967 riots. He had previously worked on a computer while on a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard. Says Meyer: "Harvard had an IBM 7090, and I learned to apply it to social science." Meyer's findings on the riots helped the Free Press win a Pulitzer. It also inspired...
...Bridges: "The more I played (with the Dodgers), the more it became obvious that no one there could take a joke. My batting average." Greg Minton: Growing up, "I never even thought about playing professional baseball. I wanted to do something meaningful--I wanted to be a surfer." Marc Hill: "The team's press guide listed among the highlights of my career that 'Hill did not appear in the '83 playoffs against Baltimore.' " Luciano now claims to be seeking a political career, his first post-baseball effort without a collaborator. It is about time the arbiter learned to strike...
...Beacon Hill, 1 Beacon...