Word: philadelphia
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...matter of minutes after finishing her speech to the National Organization for Women in Philadelphia, Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, 47, had collected checks and pledges totaling $351,344, a sum that could make her eligible for federal matching funds if she decides to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Already, the mere prospect that she will join the race has galvanized women's groups and activists who have grown impatient with the timid stances on feminist issues staked out by Schroeder's male competitors. Insists Betty Friedan, who was among the first to urge Schroeder to run: "This...
...Independence Hall for a lesbian and gay bill of rights, police on foot and horseback assiduously enforced a federal judge's ruling that demonstrators could be heard but not seen: their constitutional rights did not include marching within sight of the main celebration. Hundreds of National Park Service rangers, Philadelphia police and U.S. Capitol police set up barricades and used metal detectors to check all visitors...
...dignitaries could hardly overlook the ironies and injustices embedded in the Constitution. Philadelphia Congressman William H. Gray, who is black, recalled that one direct legacy of the Great Compromise was the provision demanded by sparsely populated Southern states that each slave be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation. "But because the framers knew the inevitability of justice . . ." said Gray, "this nation has made such progress...
...billion in sales last year at 76 stores that stretch from Norway to Australia. Already one of the fastest-growing merchants in Europe, where 51 of its stores are located, IKEA is now successfully bringing its pizzazz and promotion to the U.S. The company put a store in suburban Philadelphia two years ago and followed with the Dale City outlet in 1986. A third branch is scheduled to open in 1988 near Baltimore...
Maraging 350 steel is a special steel alloy used in the enrichment of weapons- grade uranium. After a 20-month undercover investigation, federal officials in Philadelphia arrested Arshad Pervez, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, on charges of attempting to export the alloy. The apparent destination was Pakistan, which has repeatedly denied charges that its nuclear facility at Kahuta is intended to produce weapons. Democrat Stephen Solarz of New York, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, criticized the Pakistani government of President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq for showing "blatant disregard" for U.S. antiproliferation laws...