Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gabriel and the BoDeans, and stylistic echoes as diverse as Tom Waits and David Byrne. But Robbie Robertson is unmistakably his work. He says it best himself on the last cut, Testimony: "Bear witness, I'm wailing like the wind/ Come bear witness, the half-breed rides again." So step right up and welcome him home...
...whom speak the same Afrikaans language as local whites and belong to Dutch Reformed churches -- though not the same ones as local whites. The recent infusion of Asians and blacks into this existing mixture prompted the government to announce plans to rezone it as a "colored area," a step that would have forced white residents to move out. An interracial grass-roots campaign was organized to fight the proposed rezoning, and at least for the time being, has succeeded. Says an elated Peter Parkin, a city councilman and head of the Open Woodstock campaign: "The first nail is being driven...
Almost everybody agrees that an important step is to simplify the mission of COCOM, which, in an effort to do too much, is letting too many important products slip through. By limiting the number of restricted items, the U.S. could insist on tighter enforcement and higher penalties for violators than under the present system of comprehensive controls. "Higher walls around fewer items" has become a rallying cry for businessmen and Government officials searching for ways to protect truly vital technology without relying on blanket controls...
...result of his reassuring actions, the city's bond rating was upgraded last week to its highest level since the 1975 financial crisis. Investment Banker Felix Rohatyn, head of the Municipal Assistance Corporation, which oversees the city's finances, praised the belt tightening as a "good first step," but warned that "New York faces the potential of a very difficult period...
...controversial gay rights bill moved one step closer to becoming Massachsetts law when the state Senate decided yesterday to sent the proposal back to committee for final fine-turning...