Word: local
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...children crouched for hours in thick underbrush near the Hungarian border. Finally, after a group of Rumanian border soldiers marched by, the couple dashed across the so-called Green Line, children clinging to their backs. Once they were on Hungarian soil, the refugees were driven 30 miles by local police to Debrecen and given food, clothing and beds in a government-funded shelter. The police issued the family temporary residence permits, while other officials began organizing jobs and permanent housing. Said Karoly: "After so much fear, we feel as if we have a future again...
They're in your local video store, but you may have to look hard to find them. Past the shelves of fast-renting movie releases like Dirty Dancing and The Untouchables. Beyond the racks filled with vintage Hollywood comedies, Hitchcock suspense classics and slasher epics. Ah, the Jane Fonda workout tapes; now you're getting warm. Welcome to the wonderful world of original programming for home video...
...such events, the food of honor is a local product, Monterey being touted as the calamari capital of the world. Each year about 10,000 tons are harvested from Monterey Bay. About 90% of the catch is exported, mainly to Japan and Europe. Not only do such fairs publicize the product, they are also vehicles for other purposes: fund raising, profit making, good-natured flag waving and communal celebration...
Gomez-Ibanez says the center's additional resources will allow him to continue his research on growth management in central cities and suburbs, noting that almost all the planning in Boston suburbs is under local supervision. Because this planning creates tension between neighboring areas, he says he is trying to find a strategy that "promotes orderly development...
...expressed concern there had been misunderstanding about one of his recommendations, that local party leaders serve as chairmen of government councils at all levels. That plan has been been openly criticized by delegates to the conference Gorbachev called to set a future course for the party...