Word: thursdays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thursday, as the stench of decaying bodies wafted over the debris, officials gave up and called in equipment to lift off the slabs. The next night, engineers attached a cable to a pillar at a particularly fragile point of the wreckage to test the structure's ability to sustain the weight of more workers. The rubble shifted, opening a larger gap. It was a prelude to a miracle...
...callousness and lack of concern of the Harvard community for the problems which plague our society has never been as clear as it was Thursday night. As one of the wealthiest men in the country was welcomed in high style by means of an extravagant parade and police escort to the doors of the Harvard Lampoon, crowds of students cheered and clapped. For hours, the Lampoon-sponsored visit of Malcolm Forbes generated excitement, interest and a carnival-like atmosphere for many...
...Thursday...
...House was expected to approve the measure today after yesterday's consideration of the California request by the Appropriations Committee. Swift Senate action was also anticipated, because the money was attached to a bill that needs enactment before Thursday to avert a government shutdown...
...market drop echoed around the world. In Tokyo, Noriko Hama, a senior staffer at the Mitsubishi Research Institute, warned that "it could be very hard to stop" the Wall Street plunge from sending ripples through foreign stock exchanges. Tokyo's volatile Nikkei index fell 445.02 points last Thursday, its sharpest drop since June. The index rebounded 320.97 points on Friday to close at 35,116.02, down 93.33 for the week...