Word: ringed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...late. Before he was caught by the FBI last May, John Walker had enticed his son, 23, into stealing secret documents from the U.S. Navy so that the father could sell the papers to Soviet agents. He also tried to coax his daughter Laura, 25, into the family spy ring while she served as a communications specialist in the Army, but she refused. John had recruited his brother Arthur, 50, a former Navy officer, to supply secrets about Navy ship vulnerabilities from a defense contractor in Chesapeake, Va. Arthur pleaded guilty in August and is awaiting sentencing...
...week's biggest theft happened this past Monday, when a burglar stole over $1000 worth of jewelry from 53 Dunster St., the home of Henry C. Moses, dean of freshmen. The loot included a Seiko watch, several strands of pearls and a ruby ring...
...answer is a token-ring network, named for electronic signals called tokens that race constantly through the system. IBM compares the token to a tape recorder being passed around a giant conference table. Users leave a message on the token and send it along to the person to whom the information is addressed. To connect with IBM's system, users need special software and an extra circuit board that goes into the machine...
...used to be one of those kids who feigned temporary hearing ring loss whenever my mom told me to get to work. But the more I think about it, the more excited I get about the whole idea...
...outrage that the police raid provoked among residents had a familiar ring. During the search of a black household in London's Brixton area last month, an officer shot a woman, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. That shooting touched off a night of riots...