Word: pilgrim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Muslim country was willing to supply transportation for the Israeli faithful, who until 1978 were not allowed to make the hajj because they were citizens of the Jewish state. "The Iranians want to give the impression that they are the patrons of all Islam," said Gur-Arieh. Indeed, the pilgrims expressed profound gratitude to the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini for his religious diplomacy, despite the fact that he is a leader of the Shi'ite branch of Islam while the Israeli Arabs are rival Sunnis. "Even if they cut my throat," said one pilgrim, "I'm for Khomeini...
...company's proposed 1,100 megawatt plant -- dubbed Pilgrim II after the 650-megawatt Pilgrim I plant, also in Plymouth -- is pending before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. No other plants are proposed or under construction in the state...
Boston Edison is not mounting a specific campaign against the referendum but is merely continuing "its ten-year drive to educate the public about nuclear power," a spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman added that despite the $2 billion price tag on Pilgrim II, nuclear power is highly "cost-efficient...
...referendum does not affect either Pilgrim I or the Rowe Yankee plant -- the only other operating plant in the state, Gail Hoffman, a staff member of the Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX), said yesterday. CPPAX is a political activist group with more than 2000 members working for the referendum...
...generating plan, one that is not based on installing the diesel engines. Rising oil prices, he says, will eventually help oil-efficient MATEP pay for itself faster. Joe B. Wyatt, vice president for administration, says the power plant's rising costs are similar to problems with the Seabrook and Pilgrim II nuclear power plants. "The initial estimate has practically no bearing on the costs because of the environmental questions," he says, but adds that he is optimistic the project will succeed. O'Brien agrees, noting that although MATEP has been "a very painful process" for the University, "as a businessman...