Word: system
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pearl police officer stops by to inform Malone that the move will be delayed until after a funeral passes through town. Malone looks annoyed. He kicks some sod, readjusts his blue Malone House Moving cap and struts over to the rig to recheck the house's support system...
Lawyer who has brokered thousands of prisoner exchanges. Though close to Honecker, he is by reputation a defender of freedom of travel who impresses Westerners with his acid criticisms of the East German system's rigidity. He has spoken out against the recent jailing of peaceful protesters...
...spectators fell silent. After it finally stopped, the relieved and unhurt crowd broke into a cheer. "That's San Francisco," said an admirer of the city. "They cheer an earthquake." A fan scribbled an impromptu sign: THAT WAS NOTHING. WAIT TILL THE GIANTS BAT! After the public address system lost power, police in squad cars used bullhorns to tell the fans that there would be no game and that they should move slowly toward exits. As they left and looked north, they could see a plume of black smoke rising into an otherwise clear...
...Wednesday most of San Francisco had returned to near normal. The BART mass-transit system, which suffered only minor damage to its tunnel beneath the Bay, resumed normal service, and airports in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose were operating again. The surest sign that the crisis was over: baseball commissioner Fay Vincent announced that the World Series would resume Tuesday night if local officials decide it could be done safely...
...month, Egon Krenz decided to attend a soccer match. The outing may have been business as much as pleasure: as the Politburo member who handled youth affairs, Krenz also oversaw the country's sports programs. Soon after Krenz settled into his seat, an announcement blared over the public address system that the politician was in the stadium. Cheers and applause? Hardly. The fans booed lustily...