Word: sites
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Alfosin earlier flew by helicopter to the army base and said he met with the mutineers' leader, ex-Lt. Col. Aldo Rico, at a neutral site within the sprawling wooded compound...
...acts attributed to the Marine guards were bad enough. But most of Washington was also belatedly aroused by the long-known and festering problem of the new U.S. embassy compound in Moscow, which was nearing completion when work was halted in 1985. Built from prefabricated sections produced off the site -- and out of sight of any U.S. inspectors -- the chancery, not surprisingly, was found riddled with embedded snooping gear. Charged Texas Republican Congressman Dick Armey: "It's nothing but an eight- story microphone plugged into the Politburo...
Contrary to popular belief, the site of the new U.S. embassy in Moscow is not a swamp. But that is one of the few favorable comments the State Department can make about the controversial facility. According to a department report written last year, the swamp legend resulted from "some drainage problems during excavation" of the site. Still, the new chancery is 30 ft. lower than the old one, and evidence of eavesdropping devices has been found in its walls and structural columns...
...problem is to find a site," said committee member Hilma Unterberger, a local social worker. "It's tough to find a site in Cambridge because nobody wants shelters next to them and there is no space," said Unterberger, who is the assistant director of the Cambridge-Somerville Mental Health and Retardation Center...
...Herold added that the diversity of the people on the newly-formed, nine-members committee--which includes two parish priests, as well as various city officials--should help to speed up the process of finding an appropriate site because many people will be on the outlook for a suitable building...