Word: thursdays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...light tanks, the rebels seized about 40 houses. For the most part, they carefully obeyed F.M.L.N. orders not to harm civilians. American officials warned F.M.L.N. representatives in Mexico City and San Salvador against endangering the lives of U.S. diplomats. None were hurt, but some envoys had close calls. On Thursday a chartered jet evacuated 234 civilian workers and dependents of U.S. officials. "The Bush Administration keeps saying that we are acting out of desperation, that the offensive will end soon," says an F.M.L.N. officer. "But the actions of the last few days will be a permanent feature as long...
...most ardent about environmental issues, having become a rehabber at least partly because he believes it is wrong to build on open land. An aide informs him that Greenpeace will be tying up at his dock on Thursday morning. "That oughta impress the Japanese guys," he jokes, referring to a group of financiers arriving the same day with the prospect of a $100 million loan. He dreads the idea of having lived in a period of ecological collapse and done nothing but good deals...
...party issued a broad new platform Thursday, aiming for an "alternative democratic socialism" to recover some role in the East German power structure...
Marian Calfa, the Communist tapped to form a government after Premier Ladislav Adamec resigned Thursday, said on national TV yesterday that "roughly one half of the new government could be composed of experts with no political affiliation...
...Thursday, SASC placed 45 white crosses infront of Memorial Church, bearing the names ofSouth Africans who have died in recent years.Murphy said the crosses were intended to providepublicity for last night's vigil...