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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...celebration, however, was mixed with restraint, as if the country understood that it had won a small victory in a larger war with no end yet in sight. Late last week another skirmish in that war may have taken place. In | Beirut, the Shi'ite terrorist group known as Islamic Jihad distributed blurred photographs purporting to show the body of U.S. Diplomat William Buckley, kidnaped 18 months ago. The State Department was skeptical of the claim...
Next morning, when 666 passengers left the ship for a day of sight-seeing and shopping in Cairo, Marilyn and her husband Leon, 69, stayed aboard. A retired appliance manufacturer, Leon had been confined to a wheelchair after suffering two strokes during the past three years. Another member of the group, Mildred Hodes, of Springfield, N.J., had planned to join her husband Frank on the Cairo trip, but at the last moment she changed her mind. That decision very nearly cost Mildred Hodes her life...
...Head is truly a sight to behold, with 100,000 spectators, more then 3000 competitors, 720 boats, 18 races and the biggest party you'll ever attend...
...right? Is the University, by virtue of its mandate to teach and pursue research, entitled to reject most over-sight by the surrounding community? Can Harvard figuratively slap a President in the face with impunity? Or has Harvard evolved into just another political entity in society, like a PAC or a lobbying group, differentiated from other political groups only by power and prestige...
...above the clouds. Passengers aboard the 99-seat jets will sip sparkling wine while members of the Manchester Astronomical Society answer questions. One they hope to avoid: "Where is it?" In contrast to the 1910 spectacle, this appearance of the comet is not expected to be much of a sight for fans in the northern hemisphere. Says Ken Davies, president of the Manchester society: "Many people are going to be very disappointed." Nonetheless, at 35,000 ft. the view of the comet should be as good as most northerners can get without venturing south of the equator...