Word: siberians
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...become a test of technological prowess and a national crusade. Over the past two years, the Soviets have raced to finish the $ 18 billion project on schedule and prove that U.S. economic sanctions aimed at delaying the pipeline have had no impact. Construction crews, toiling feverishly in the harsh Siberian wilderness, were given 10% higher wages than similar laborers receive in Soviet cities and offered bonuses of up to six months' pay for fast work...
Deadlines for the pipeline were January 1984 for the first small shipments of gas and June 1984 for completion of the compressor stations that would bring the line to full operating capacity. With an air of satisfaction and triumph, Moscow announced two weeks ago that Siberian gas had started to flow into France on Jan. 1. Reported the Soviet news agency Novosti: "Whether Washington likes it or not, the pipeline is operating...
...earn $34,000. McGee himself currently receives $65,000, making him (along with the president of the Massachusetts Senate) the highest paid state legislator in the United States. He directs the daily flow of legislation and has been known to condemn the initiatives of those he dislikes to infamous "Siberian" committees where bills are left to die, forgotten by all but the sponsors. Those bills that meet with the Speaker's favor are often rail-roaded through the chamber without debate or objection. McGee holds all the patronage strings necessary to command loyalty; as Speaker he dispenses office space, regulates...
...Speaker. Though rejected as unconstitutional tampering with the internal affairs of the House by the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, the petition helped prod the legislators into action. Five measures, including mandatory ratification of all leadership and chairmen appointments; a new procedure for discharge of bills lost in "Siberian" committees; and a clause requiring that bills be made available in print 24 hours prior to debate (to avoid the old railroading ways) have now all been adopted...
...project, but it imposed economic sanctions (suspended five months later) against West European participants. But as the U.S. and its allies squabbled, the Soviets kept on building. Indeed, according to Soviet officials, the laying of the pipeline has been completed six months ahead oj schedule, and the first Siberian gas will begin flowing to Western Europe in January. TIME'S Nancy Traver is one of the few Western reporters who have been allowed to visit a construction site. Her report...