Word: port
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Embree M. Kennedy Port Elizabeth, South Africa...
...catch sunlight and turn it into electricity. Huge radiators will shed excess heat from the station's operations. In addition, there will be external pallets on which various scientific instruments can be mounted, one or more remote-controlled cranes to move equipment about and at least one docking port for visits by the space shuttle...
...addition, more than half of the goods passing through the port of Maputo come from the white-ruled republic. Another way for Mozambique to rake in South African rands would be by reopening its doors to tourism, a subject discussed in Pretoria and Maputo last week. Since Mozambique won independence in 1975, wealthy South Africans have been denied access to its big-game hunting, deep-sea fishing and summer houses overlooking...
...gist of Ji's proposal is that under Article 31, introduced into the Chinese constitution 13 months ago, the British crown colony would become a "special administrative zone." As such, Hong Kong would remain a free port and retain its convertible dollar. The economic interests of Britain and other countries would, says Ji, be guaranteed by law. In addition, a locally selected administration would exercise independent judicial power and control its own system of passports and visas. All the new top officials would be Hong Kong residents of Chinese ancestry...
...Port Orchard, Wash...