Word: lande
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trifled with in any shape, way, fashion or form," said Beasley. Fran, which some experts fear may pack the punch of Hurricane Hugo, is likely to come ashore Thursday afternoon north of Charleston, the same place where Hugo, with its 140 mph winds, hit land with devastating effect in 1989. Fran is as large as Hugo and has the potential to equal its strength as it passes over warm water, the National Hurricane Center said. Hugo caused almost $8 billion in damage and killed 35 people in the Caribbean and the East Coast, with most of the damage in South...
LITTLE ROCK: Susan McDougal, the Clintons' convicted former business partner, was held in contempt of court Wednesday for refusing to answer questions before the Whitewater grand jury investigating President and Hillary Clinton's land deals. Prosecutors unsuccessfully asked Mrs. McDougal three questions before seeking a contempt charge. Two dealt with whether Clinton knew about a loan and a piece of property in which the Whitewater corporation had an interest, she said. The third, Mrs. McDougal said, asked, "Did William Jefferson Clinton testify truthfully before your trial?" Judge Susan Webber Wright said Mrs. McDougal faces up to 18 months in prison...
...servicemen nears. About 3,000 landowners are refusing to renew their leases with the U.S. military, leading to a court battle between the ruling government and Okinawa's Governor Masahide Ota. On Monday, Japan's Supreme Court, as expected, upheld the government policy of forcing landowners to lease land to the U.S. military. Outside the court, dozens of anti-base demonstrators protested the ruling, while others from the right wing -->