Word: solidator
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will provide momentum for the spacecraft by utilizing the gravitational fields of Venus and the earth. This "slingshot" routing became necessary when NASA officials decided that the rocket originally scheduled to boost the craft from a shuttle cargo bay could pose a hazard; it was replaced with a safer solid-fuel booster. Another change in plans involved putting extra gold sheeting on the Galileo spacecraft because of the scheduled pass close to the superhot atmosphere of Venus...
...city jobs. Yet he was the first black alderman to break with former Mayor Jane Byrne and thus help Washington defeat her in 1983. He supported Washington's policies, but in a quiet style that did not alienate the council's white ethnic pols. While Washington won with solid black and some white-liberal support, Sawyer could conceivably build a more durable coalition of ethnic whites and a substantial number of blacks...
Some polls indicate that each of the three major candidates has a solid core of 20% support, while 10% could go to minor candidates and about 30% remain undecided. Given the size of the field and the fact that there will be no runoff, the winner may not need much more than 30% to 35% of the ballot...
Despite its encouraging intentions, the real test for the panel will come in the next six months, as it makes its final recommendations. Many wonder if the commission's plea for solid data about the extent of the epidemic conceals a resolve to broaden mandatory testing. Last week prospective immigrants to the $ U.S. joined military personnel, blood donors and other groups now required to submit to AIDS testing. The commission tabled discussion on AIDS education until February in spite of widespread agreement among health professionals that educational programs are the most effective way to combat the disease. The panel...
...when the flowering lilac trees perfume the air with romance. But this year thousands of couples are braving ice and snow to say their vows. In November three times as many marriages took place as in the same month last year; Vienna's nine city registrars' offices are booked solid for weddings until the end of the year...