Word: southeasterners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dramatic changes taking place in almost all aspects of Mexican life can be explained by a single, three-letter word: oil. The discovery of vast petroleum reserves in the country's southeastern marshlands has captured the attention of industrialized nations seeking to insulate themselves from the effects of another Middle Eastern boycott. Today, Mexico is the world's fourth largest oil producer, with reserves exceeded only by Saudi Arabia. And with every announcement of an increase in reserves, the expectations of Mexico's 70 million people rise to new heights...
With careful, patient tuning, it reaches out beyond Rte. 128, beyond Albany, beyond Niagara Falls, beyond Cleveland, beyond Toledo, all the way to the self-proclaimed "Paris of the Southeastern corner of lower Michigan," to the clear channel voice of the Great Lakes, radio 760, WJR, Detroit...
Shenzhen is the heart of a thriving new 127-sq.-mi. Special Economic Zone where Western capitalists can do business. In addition to Shenzhen, there are two other free-enterprise zones on the southeastern coast, Shantou and Huli. Of all the economic reforms started by China in the post-Mao period, none flirts more intimately with Western-style capitalism than the SEZs...
Under the C.F.A. contract, the football powers would no longer have to share TV money with the N.C.A.A.'S 700 member colleges and universities. The Southeastern Conference, for example, would receive $7 million a year under the C.F.A. plan, vs. $3.5 million under the N.C.A.A. agreement. But the risks are high. If the N.C.A.A. decides to impose sanctions, C.F.A. teams in other sports could be barred from national competitions. The schools have three weeks to reconsider their C.F.A. votes before the decision becomes final. Says University of Georgia President Fred Davison: "I don't intend to confront...
With that, the Solar Challenger continued its climb to 2,000 ft. and headed northwest toward the English Channel. Five hours and 23 minutes later, after a flight of 230 miles at speeds no more than 47 m.p.h., Ptacek touched down at Manston Royal Air Force Base on the southeastern coast of England some 20 miles north of Dover. His odyssey might have made Icarus drop with envy. In a historic feat, Challenger had managed to cross the Channel powered only by the glinting rays...