Word: protection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Until these suits were brought, most ski accidents had been handled as civil cases, not criminal proceedings. Grand County District Attorney Gregory Long, who filed the charges against both men, says resorts do their best to protect skiers by erecting barriers and posting warning signs at dangerous spots. "There's usually only one person at fault in collisions," says Long. "The skier himself...
...families who cannot handle such a radical departure, there are alternatives. What was once a cottage industry of people providing household services is currently a booming business in cities all across the country. Anyone who can protect a family's free time is a sure success. "The hot new family commodity is 'off time,' " says Heloise, the syndicated oracle of household hints. "If I can give them another 20 minutes, even if it costs them $4 in dry cleaning, then I'm successful...
...their leaders, Rabbi Moshe Levinger, 54, for manslaughter. The court charged that the Israeli shot an Arab shopkeeper to death and wounded another in the city of Hebron last fall, after Palestinians stoned his car. The indictment stunned Levinger's followers, who have asserted their right to protect themselves with guns...
...National Security Advisers John Poindexter and Robert McFarlane and the late CIA Director William Casey. After North's testimony, the defense rested, setting the stage this week for closing arguments and jury deliberations. They are likely to turn on a difficult question: Is Ollie North, who admitted lying to protect the contras, now telling the truth...
...late 1960s at the Naval Undersea Center in Point Mugu, Calif., and then in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, dolphins were trained for duty in the Viet Nam War. In particular, the animals learned to attack objects with barbed darts. The plan was to have dolphins help protect Cam Ranh Bay by sticking darts into enemy divers who approached. Each dart was attached to a spool of tough thread and a float. When surface patrols spotted the float, they could reel in the hooked diver...