Word: patroling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cotton, beans, rice and some cattle. A railroad track runs down the main street past a pair of gas stations, an auto-supply store, Jane's Grocery, the Wilmot Bank, the Bennett Pharmacy and Aunt Martha's Antique Shop. Next to the police station (one chief, two patrol officers) on the west side of the street is Lake Enterprise, so low in this drought year that the tangled roots of the cypress trees are visible above the water line. One lone fisherman pilots his boat across the darkening surface. "It's best to keep on driving...
...they didn't think it was as bad as all that. The lifts were standing just fine and the problem was contained. The lodge owners, the ski patrol used the language of war when they spoke of the situation. They didn't let us out that afternoon but said things would clear up by morning. Ski in an area when you could sneeze and the Central Bowl would fall down on top of you? Thanks, but no thanks...
...case, those who leave Viet Nam via what is called "the big payoff' still constitute a minority. While negotiations over the Hai Hong were under way, well over 4,000 new refugees arrived off Malaysia in smaller groups. Most were granted sanctuary, though by late last week police patrol boats were turning back many small craft...
...extra police just happened to stop by the party," Chafin said. "They were on patrol and decided to help out when they saw how large the party had gotten," he added...
That might sit well with Iranian moderates, who are increasingly fearful that the disorders might get completely out of hand and spark a military takeover. Martial law is still very visible in the capital; 100,000 troops patrol the streets, and tanks and armored cars make Tehran's notorious traffic jams worse than ever. Despite almost daily demonstrations by protesters, the generals-at least until the weekend Shootout at Tehran University -had obeyed the Shah's command to avoid the sort of bloody showdown that followed the imposition of martial law in twelve cities on Sept...