Word: southeasterners
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Today the fault at New Madrid remains active, regularly generating small, unnoticeable earthquakes and, from time to time, palpable jolts. Such quakes usually do not stir more than passing interest. But last week residents of southeastern Missouri snapped to attention when a moderate earthquake, rated 4.6 on the Richter scale, rattled windows, spilled coffee and broke ceramic figurines. Reason: the earthquake followed a much publicized prediction that the fault is likely to produce a major shock come Dec. 3, and many people feared last week's tremor could be a precursor. The prediction, which has made its way into several...
...TOWN in southeastern Connecticut has earned the stereotype of being ridiculously wealthy and old world. There is an annual debutante ball, a high percentage of prep school students, and a number of country clubs that tacitly discriminate against all non-Wasps...
...action with the U.S., an unthinkable idea for the past 45 years. At the same time, the wider role that many in Washington would like to see NATO adopt got an unrehearsed trial run, with the U.S. relying heavily on Turkey to complete the economic asphyxiation of Iraq, its southeastern neighbor. "The real significance of this crisis," said a senior Bush Administration official, "is that it is going to define the post-cold war world...
Last December McCaw Cellular Communications agreed to acquire New York City- based LIN Broadcasting for $3.4 billion. Then in February Contel vaulted from 13th to sixth among cellular companies by acquiring McCaw's Southeastern operations for $1.3 billion. After the GTE announcement, investors snapped up stocks of other likely merger candidates, including Southern New England Telecommunications, Lincoln Telecommunications and Rochester Telephone...
Other tuition hikes would be: University of Lowell, $415, to $1675; Southeastern Massachusetts University, $340, to $1600; Community colleges, $122, to $950; state colleges, $158, to $1250; Massachusetts College of Art and Massachusetts Maritime Academy, both...