Word: snowstorms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jose," recalls California Democratic Congressman Norman Mineta. "People had to just padlock and walk away from their businesses -- they lost millions. After six months in a barracks at the Santa Anita Racetrack, we were sent to Heart Mountain, Wyo. We arrived in the middle of a blinding snowstorm, five of us children in our California clothes. When we got to our tar-paper barracks, we found sand coming in through the walls, around the windows, up through the floor...
While Congress debated, the White House continued to canvass for votes. On Thursday the President called in 17 Senators, including seven Democrats, to solicit their support. Next morning, more than 100 members of the House mushed through a snowstorm to a White House breakfast at which the President pleaded for their backing. Said Bush: "The last, best chance for Saddam Hussein to get the message is in your hands." To counter pro-sanctions arguments, CIA Director William Webster sent a letter to the Hill asserting that even if the embargo remained in place for six months to a year...
Over the Hills and Through the Ice: Harvard Coach Peter Roby made a lot of good decisions last weekend, none better than choosing to take his team to Ithaca, N.Y., the day before Friday's game--the day before a major snowstorm...
While Harvard is the more talented team, skill could become secondary on the muddy field at Post. The game was originally scheduled for today but was moved to tomorrow to give the field an extra day to dry after Tuesday's snowstorm...