Word: nears
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Having been denied the special session, Danehy chose to make his remarks public. He accused the commissioner of maltreating public works employees, tearing up an avenue near the councillor's house on election day and attempting to provoke a fight with Danehy...
...sludge, courtesy of the citizens of Baltimore, set out on its vagabondage from Maryland nine weeks ago, and has been plying the rails ever since. After Louisiana declined the tribute, the so-called Poo-Poo Choo-choo chugged into a rail yard near Pascagoula, Miss. But Mississippi's department of environmental quality threatened a fine of $2 million a day, so the train operator gave up, and at week's end was preparing to follow the scent back to Maryland...
...million people in the West and the 1.3 million in the East. At Checkpoint Charlie, in West Berlin's American sector, a crowd gathered well before midnight. Many had piled out of nearby bars, carrying bottles of champagne and beer to celebrate. As the hour drew near, they taunted East German border guards with cries of "Tor Auf!" (Open the gate...
...IDEAS on Japanese author Shintaro Ishihara's blunt criticisms of American attitudes. We have exclusive excerpts in WORLD from a private memo Richard Nixon sent to congressional leaders after his recent China visit. By the way, you'll notice that we've moved INTERVIEW to a new position near the front of the magazine, ahead of NATION...
...report to the U.S. National Science Foundation last year listed dozens of near-term uses for the new micromachines. Among them...