Word: mainstream
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...ground in Beirut, the plane was refueled as the hijackers had ordered. The terrorists also asked to speak to an official of Amal, the mainstream Shi'ite Muslim political and military force, but Amal leaders refused the request. After announcing their demands, the hijackers released 19 women and children via a yellow escape chute lowered from the forward door. One freed hostage, Irma Garza of Laredo, Texas, said that the terrorists had shot one man in the neck. Passengers were unnerved by the behavior of the hijackers. "They were hysterical, they were screaming," said Patricia Weber of Albuquerque...
...Berri, representatives of the United Nations and the Red Cross, and the ambassadors of France, Spain and Britain; they later agreed that such a meeting could be held at Berri's residence, where he would act as their representative. The terrorists' repeated emphasis on seeing officials of Amal, the mainstream Shi'ite organization, suggested not only that they were seeking a negotiated settlement but that their motivation may have been essentially political rather than ideological...
...Harvard Book Store (1256 Mass. Ave.) stays open until 10 p.m. every night except Sunday. It carries new titles you won't find in shopping mall book stores and used books at half price downstairs. For more mainstream new books there's the Paperback Booksmith (25 Brattle St.) It welcomes browsers until midnight every day of the week. Reading International (47 Brattle St.) is also for late-night shoppers and offers a huge selection of magazines and a mixture of popular and scholarly titles. Wordsworth (30 Brattle St.) rounds off the Square's general reading book shops...
...program in previous years, but it's in full swing this summer with most shows starting at 6 p.m. Veteran rockers Santana will play on the scenic park this Friday, June 28. Popular jazzist Pat Metheny is featured Wednesday, July 10 and will be followed on July 19 with mainstream funkist Chaka Khan...
Like most modern metropolises, Boston sports several movie houses that show mainstream moneymakers like Rambo or Perfect. The seven Sack Cinema theaters are the best places to find new films that are popular across the nation. But, unless you feel the urge to ride the subway, there's no reason why you should have to leave Cambridge for good flicks. The Square has a good assortment of mainstream popular, classic, and foreign films to keep you entertained without ever having to venture into Boston...