Word: rebuilding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...youths ran rampant as Red Guards, looting and terrorizing the more conservative citizens in their attacks on old customs and beliefs. To many Western observers, it seemed for a long time that the Communist Chinese were engaged in an almost inhuman remolding of their children in their attempt to rebuild the nation...
Africa will rise and shine again." He says he has abandoned his strictly socialist former doctrines. He has promised "moderate policies for the rehabilitation of the economy," including incentives for foreign investment. But no such moves will help if he cannot rebuild a spirit of cooperation among the demoralized Ugandans...
...living from nearby coal mines, but when the coal business fizzled, Madrid faded away. In 1975 an enterprising group of outsiders began buying the hillsides and the abandoned, ramshackle miners' cottages. Today the sound of power saws and drills echoes through the valley as the new pioneers rebuild their ghost town. Melvin Johnson, 45, a former instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, owns 15 acres and runs a clothing store. He cherishes "the peace, the sunshine and fresh air," and adds, "I'm living twice as well on half the money." Says Quinn Fortune...
...dust has hardly settled over the rubble of the Democratic Party after its election collapse, but leading members are already jostling to rebuild - and control - the organization. Skirmishing has centered on the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee, the logical position of power from which to direct a Democratic renaissance. Admits Chairman John C. White, 56, who was elected in 1978: "This is the only bone in the yard...
...Iowa and campaign for Congressman Thomas Tauke, who had endorsed Bush on the eve of the Iowa caucuses that rocketed Bush to national renown in January. Much as Bush may have to stay under wraps, the vice presidency will give him many more chances to repay such past favors, rebuild the network of supporters he established during two years of arduous campaigning for the 1980 nominations, and otherwise prepare for a renewed White House...