Word: spokesman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...local command of the more radical Hezb-i-Islami faction killed 30 Jamiat men, including seven military commanders. Jamiat quickly pointed an accusing finger at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Hezb's leader, whose power struggle with the Jamiat leadership dates back to the 1970s. Without Hekmatyar's authorization, said Jamiat spokesman Mohammed Shoaib, "this incident would not have happened...
...computer executives greeted the plan with mild interest. While a spokesman for Apple noted that "we are pleased with the decision," he added that Soviet-bloc countries lack the marketing skills and hard currencies necessary to produce strong sales volume. Even so, hackers in Moscow were excited by the prospect of more American computers. "This is very important to us," said a Soviet computer importer. "Almost every day we have customers who come to our office ready to do business...
...called for a general strike in the West Bank that for a time seemed to threaten the reopening of some schools. Still, human-rights advocates were cautiously optimistic that Israel's move would presage a softening of its attitude toward Palestinian education. "We are delighted," says William Lee, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which cares for Palestinian refugees. "Our main problem now is to make up for lost time...
...West Virginia, where battles have been especially fierce, nearly 300 strikers were arrested for blocking the road to a nonunion mine. Two employees at Hampden Coal were hit by shotgun pellets. Said a spokesman for A.T. Massey Coal: "There is a total state of chaos. The state ((of West Virginia)) is out of control." Mining-company executives have urged West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton to call out the National Guard, which he has so far refused...
...multimillion-dollar fee, a corporate sponsor could get permission to use Juno's logo in its packaging and ads, possibly send company employees to the launching site and have its ads plastered on the Soyuz rocket and even the British astronaut's space suit. Says Saatchi spokesman Bill Jones: "If we are successful, this guy will go up looking like a racing driver...