Word: local
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Billy Joe Aplin, 35, a local fisherman, was shot and killed in an argument on a pier; two Vietnamese brothers were indicted. That night three of the refugees' boats were burned and a home was fire bombed. Most of them fled. Although many Vietnamese have trickled back, the tension persists...
...turreted stone castle, Classiebawn, in the green hills. Dressed in faded corduroys and rough pullover, Mountbatten was a beloved and folksy figure around Mullaghmore, where he had vacationed for 35 years. He could sometimes be seen standing knee-deep in the waters offshore, fishing for shrimp, and occasionally took local children for a ride on his 27-ft. fishing vessel, Shadow V. This day he pulled up to the boat dock around 11:30 a.m. for what promised to be a superb day of cruising. Joining him were his daughter, Lady Patricia Braourne, 55, her husband Lord Brabourne, 54, their...
...unremitting tragedy of Britain's most enduring dilemma. Simply because of his stature, Mountbatten had been considered an obvious if illogical target for the I.R.A. Mullaghmore is only twelve miles from Northern Ireland, near an area known as a refuge for Provos fleeing across the border. Thus local police kept watch on the castle for the one month a year Mountbatten spent there (the rest of the time it was rented), and an unobtrusive personal security detail rotated shifts throughout...
Reason: in its rush to adjourn, the state legislature failed to pass a law extending the life of the board that licenses and regulates psychologists. Since July 1 Florida's counties have issued local licenses to all comers. Bade County alone certified more than 200 psychologists in July, then had doubts and revoked the permits...
Joseph Nakash placed expensive local commercials ($6,000 for 30 seconds) on 60 Minutes and other news programs that he figured retailers and consumers would be watching. Explains Nakash: "Psychologically it looked like there was a big company behind Jordache. The strategy worked. I started getting calls from buyers." Now Jordache is shipping about 200,000 pairs of jeans a month, or $3.5 million worth at wholesale. Aimed primarily at the disco set, Jordache jeans are selling in 3,000 stores in many parts of the country. Like the stallion, Jordache is running away with business...