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...Margarita, a 24-year old refugee camp worker, fled El Salvador when she felt her life was in danger. "To go in and out of the refugee camps is to become a sure target of the security forces or of the death squads," the native of San Jose de la Montana told local reporters last fall. After a visit with Cambridge public officials, Margarita joined Saul, Mario, and 14 other refugees in a 30-city tour of New England--a symbolic journey to protest this nation's immigration policies toward Central American aliens...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: ONE YEAR OF SANCTUARY IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS. | 4/11/1986 | See Source »

Meanwhile, in perhaps the most intriguing development so far, a woman placed an obituary in the Aug. 24 edition of the London Times. The notice: "Von Hessen. On August 21st at Penzance, Cornwall. Timothy, Mark and James. Dearly beloved sons of Margarita Countess Von Hessen and the late Count Richardt. Funeral service to be held in Germany. Donation to the NSPCC (the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)." Suspicious of the ad, the Times checked and found that no such deaths had been reported in Penzance and that Princess Margaret of Hesse, 72, who happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany Spies, Spies and More Spies | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...including some from countries that probably don't have a word for "hops." Down Mass. Ave the other way you'll find Chi-Chi's (1001 Mass. Ave). Chi-Chi's is about as Mexican as the Wursthaus is German, and on a good night you can get a margarita with some alcohol in it, some free nachos and a quiet enough place to have a real conversation with people...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: This Guide's for You | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

Treasure Salvors has already brought up at least $27 million worth of gold, precious gems and artifacts from the wrecks of the Spanish galleons Santa Margarita and Atocha, which sank in 1622. The company found the sister ships in waters about 50 ft. deep off the Florida Keys. During the continuing quest to trace the path of debris scattered as the ships broke apart, Treasure Salvors has videotaped the search area from the air; the shallowness and clarity of the water enable detection of such important visual clues as scars on underwater reefs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Davy Jones Meets the Computer | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

...viewer, the television screen sucked the viewer into itself--not just between the tubes and circuitry, but right into the storyline? Imagine sitting down on a rainy Saturday night in front of The Love Boat and suddenly finding yourself on board, asking Isaac to fix you a frozen margarita...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: That's Entertainment | 7/31/1984 | See Source »

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