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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spirit of unity in OPEC would lead to a boost in crude prices. But the cartel is still fueled more by friction than by fellowship, and oil prices are plunging. Last week the cost of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark grade of U.S. crude, dropped 4%, to $14.18 per bbl. -- its lowest level in nearly two years. Reason: although OPEC agreed last month to hold daily output to 15 million bbl., some 20 million bbl. are flooding the market each day. Among those exceeding their quotas are Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. If Iran and Iraq...
...caressing the plane's stick as if it were a violin. The aircraft's needle nose pointed toward the runway below at the U.S. Navy's Fentress Air Field near Norfolk, Va. Engine open and screaming, gulping in the thick air, the Viper reached max speed of 264 ft. per sec. 20 ft. above the concrete and leveled out for its pass. A faint touch of aileron and the ship rolled on its back. The crowd gasped. Heads swung in unison as the jet knifed by, turned upright and spiraled vertically into the sun, which splintered its bright beams...
...higher than the 19.3 garnered by this year's Winter Games but less than the 23.2 ABC drew four years ago in Los Angeles. If that goal is reached, NBC stands to make an estimated $50 million to $75 million on the telecast. Though the network has no insurance per se, its contract with the Korea Exchange Bank guarantees reimbursement for revenues lost because of any substantial disruption of the Games. As for the disruption of South Korea's clocks, the country will return to standard time on Oct. 9, a week after the Games...
Hinz might never have had the chance to shine as a tailback. Three years ago, he started at fullback on the freshman team, averaging 3.4 yards per carry...
Sheets said the hurricane's sustained winds would "certainly increase to 130, 140 miles per hour...