Word: station
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What sort of day was May 15? In Moscow it began with an overcast sky that brightened briefly before being darkened by thunderclouds. In the Arctic Ocean, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir was cruising toward the scientific station North Pole 27. In Central Asia scientists secretly tested the 170 million-h.p. Energia booster rocket, the world's most powerful. Through the day, photographers scoured areas once strictly off limits. Some places remained out-of-bounds: military academies were accessible; most military installations were...
Nonetheless, it would be folly for the United States to allow the Sandinistas to use it as a means of eliminating all domestic opposition. Although the Sandinistas' first steps toward political liberalization--the opening of La Prensa and a Catholic radio station--are encouraging, there still are leaps to be taken. And far from moving forward, the Sandinistas may very well, once the contras are eliminated, revoke these all-too-easily-revocable reforms...
Radio Marti, a U.S.-sponsored radio station that has broadcast to Cuba since 1983, is even more prejudiced than Voice. As it harps on Cuba's problems--while glorifying life in the states--Marti cedes any chance of winning democracy the respect it deserves...
When the University bought the land and building, the Gulf station had been out of operation. About a year later, Fitz Auto Park, Inc. began leasing part of the building and the parking lot and opened up the gas lines...
...meantime, the station has become in need of maintenance, including a paint job and electrical rewiring, according to Thrifty manager Dennis Demes. The lease specifies that Fitz maintain the building. They repainted it when they first bought it but haven't worked on it since, according to Fitz Vice President John P. Casey...