Word: portlanders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Angeles 124, Portland...
Some of the new arrivals have become bored in the countryside and have demanded free bus tickets to return to urban centers. Many of them have left, enlarging the street population of Portland. But at the ranch, most contented followers of the Bhagwan wonder what all the furor is about. Declared Ma Prem Goldie, a former Los Angeles high school teacher: "I haven't missed a thing about the outside world. Time and the future don't get in the way here. This is truly a religious experience...
...PORTLAND, Ore. -- Heavily favored John McEnroe rebounded from a rocky start yesterday to defeat John Fitzgerald 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 as the United States continued its domination of Australia in the Davis Cup semifinals...
Benoit took to running eleven years ago, at 16, as therapy after a skiing accident. Where most world-class runners gravitate to shinier training sites, Benoit remains partial to Portland, Me., even in the icy winter. "People in Maine respect me for who I am, not for what I've accomplished," she says. "I have no hassles out on the roads. I'm just another Mainer." Norway's Grete Waitz, 30, whom Benoit has never beaten, is favored to take the gold medal. But Benoit arrives at the Games with a sense of having already won something...
...those shown to be sensitive to the plant, scientists at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland have developed a cream that can be applied daily and that prevents the toxin from reaching the skin. To shield fire fighters from the plant's toxic smoke, the researchers are also developing a specially treated material that can be fashioned into protective clothing and masks...