Word: houston
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pittsburgh 4, Houston...
...crooked jaw, which protrudes unevenly, expecially when he indulges in a rare smile. His hunched shoulders and shuffling gait--the drooping posture of one who faced prison torture for over a year--call more attention to themselves, especially as he walks around the campus of the University of Houston, a dark, diminutive figure submerged beneath a foamy wave of white teeth and blond-haired, bare-chested Adonises...
After he was released from prison, Kazem fled the Shah's embattled reign of terror and came to Texas, where he enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Houston. He was a refugee from torture and terror, a refugee who nonetheless hoped to one day return home to a more tolerant and stable country. But contrary to the hopes of Kazem and thousands of other Iranian students, political oppression did not end with the overthrow of the Shah's regime, and under the country's new 84-year-old leader. Ayatollah Khomeini, government by decapitation flourished...
...games were played yesterday. Tonight, San Antonio has the home court advantage in its final game against Houston, and Kansas City, with a 3-2 lead, will play host to Phoenix, and Milwaukee will attempt to even up its series at three all against Philadelphia...
...Houston 2, Atlanta...