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...current vogue for vintage dressing means the clothes in most of these stores, though handpicked and drycleaned, won't be dirt cheap. In the old-but-not-antique shops, dresses run around $25, coats around $40. Their condition varies, and the words "as is" on a label are a signal to look closely before buying, tags usually warn of rips and missing buttons...
...primaries and caucuses? Was it Feb. 28 in New Hampshire or Feb. 20 in Iowa, when Mondale gave his first public displays of clout? Hold on, the researchers say, look back further. In January 1983, Iowa's popular Democratic Congressman, Tom Harkin, endorsed Mondale, sending a strong signal to the party faithful. But wait. The logbook shows that Mondale journeyed to Iowa in February 1982 in tow of Congressman Neal Smith, the two doing a little mutual stumping. Important Democrats took notice...
...Falkland Islands was under formal arrest. Galtieri was soon joined by the other members of the military junta who ruled Argentina during those inglorious days: former Navy Commander in Chief Jorge Isaac Anaya and Air Force Commander in Chief Basilio Lami Dozo. The trio of arrests gave a strong signal that Argentina's discredited armed forces were finally about to begin court-martial proceedings against their former superiors in connection with the Falklands debacle, a war that left 1,366 Argentines dead and ultimately inspired the country's return last year to civilian rule...
...satellites and other exotic space gear to be carried aloft will be given final checks in sealed chambers. Explains Engineer O'Gorman: "If we do the job right you should be able to take a transistor radio in there and not pick up a single outside signal." This feature is designed to prevent accidental interference during testing and, obviously, to prevent unauthorized monitoring of electronic transmissions...
Radio contact with Uemura abruptly ceased the next day, possibly because subzero temperatures had weakened the batteries of his Citizens Band radio. On Feb. 16 the mountaineer was spotted by a glacier pilot near a snow-hole bivouac at 16,400 ft. Uemura waved, a prearranged signal that all was well. When he failed to reappear by Feb. 19, rescue efforts were begun, but they were frustrated by thick clouds, high winds and blinding snow. Two of Uemura's friends, Climbers Jim Wickwire and Eiho Otani, were dropped onto the mountain by helicopter at the 14,300-ft. level...