Word: newports
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...finally in June, the eyes of the nation turned to a Providence courtroom, where prominent socialite Claus von Bulow stood accused of killing his wife in their Newport mansion...
Nearly a dozen conference participants contacted this week said they were unaware that the CIA had provided funding for the event. But one participant, Daniel Pipes, a former Harvard junior faculty member now teaching at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., said he has been aware of the source of the funding but that it was not of concern...
...Salvador: Eyewitness Report: Gus Newport, Mayor of Berkeley, CA, Saturday at 8 pm, Roxbury Community College, 625 Huntington Ave., Rm.307-Km Boston, call...
...Sept. 26, 1983, the 12-meter yacht Australia II crossed the finish line off Newport, R.I., capturing the America's Cup and ending 132 years of U.S. sailing supremacy. Americans were astonished when John Bertrand, an unknown naval engineer, steered his boat to victory. But those familiar with the Melbourne skipper were not surprised: Bertrand's great-grandfather had helped build Sir Thomas Lipton's towering boats for early 20th century America's Cup competitions. As Bertrand admits in Born to Win, he relied as much on gamesmanship as yachtsmanship. He called the boat's new forward-slanted keel...
...DIVAD cancellation will probably mean layoffs for many of the 1,900 workers at the Ford Aerospace plant in Newport Beach, Calif. Financial analysts expect the parent Ford Motor Co. to weather the loss of the contract. Meanwhile, the Army must search for a suitable replacement to take on the Sergeant York's intended air-defense duties. Said Weinberger: "A decision to cancel what is basically an ineffective system doesn't eliminate the need...