Word: ran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Each resident had his own priority on what to try to save. "I got my watch, my Levi's and my dog and ran," said one young man in the neighborhood. He complained that spectators who had come to watch the fire had parked their cars in front of his house, blocking any chance for him to save his Jeep or his parents' Volkswagen Rabbit. "We lost our cars because of those looky- looks," he said bitterly. Almost everyone involved, however, directed the most anger at the unknown arsonists. Said one Los Angeles fireman: "It's terrorism...
...drew a visitor aside. She said she was certain she would enjoy her new life, but for now it was something of a strain. They had had to sell their home and furnishings, coming here carrying only clothes. The worst part, she said, was leaving her relatives. Then she ran her index fingers from the corners of her eyes down her cheeks, showing how she had cried...
...money is to attract the confidence of big institutions to back me by putting together projects that work. In the U.S., if you have a good idea, people will support you." Ebrahimi, who received a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland in 1966, once ran a manufactured- housing concern in Iran that had 5,000 employees...
...Wilson Brandao Giono, a Panamanian painter and sculptor, came to New York City in 1978 following his German girlfriend (now his wife) and, he says, "ran out of money. I was nervous and ready to go back three times; once I even had my suitcase packed. Eventually I found a job as a dishwasher." He began to sell a few art works. One, a geometric illustration of a woman, was chosen as the cover for a New York Spanish telephone directory. He still works two to three days a week as a carpenter and elevator operator but has exhibited paintings...
Duehay, who was mayor from 1980-82 and ran for the council on the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) slate, said this week that he "would be honored to be chosen." As vice-mayor, Duehay presided over the last meeting of the nine-member body...