Word: towns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...community," says Sheriff John Madroso. "We take a strong look at outsiders." The outsiders were not only Asians from out of state, they were living five to a motel room, cooking native dishes in their kitchenettes and making good wages. "Jobs are a real emotional issue in a small town," explains Karen Wilson, head of Hawthorne's employment agency. "A lot of people voiced concern about the outsiders...
...arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a local boy, jailed for two days, duly sentenced and fined $200. To the sheriff, the Asians had tried to "infiltrate" a high school dance and "mess with our kids." To Le and his UXB colleagues, Vo was a victim of small-town prejudice and misunderstanding. "It was a setup," insists UXB's acting project manager, Carolyn Reck, a former Army captain...
...name and secret password, log on to the state's IBM 4361 mainframe computer, and get a quick reading, in glowing green digits, of the state's financial health: room-and-meal tax returns ($30.3 million as of last November); business profits taxes ($28.4 million); out-of-town travel expenses for the leaders of the legislature ($300). "It is my conviction that one needs to go down to the lowest source to get intimate, unbiased data," says Sununu, glancing at the screen of his desktop machine. "And I'm looking at the full data base [information library...
...built to himself, including a guided tour conducted by a giant mechanical Twitty Bird. (Just down the road is Johnny Cash's House of Cash, a museum that is proud to display Al Capone's favorite chair.) The next day you'll tool eastward to Dollywood, "the friendliest town in the Smokies," where you can roast pigs over an open hearth, munch on buffalo- burgers and take a mountain trek on a 90-ton steam train. If you're in luck, Dolly will be there...
...Farm Aid, Hands Across America), and the U.S. has twice elected to the presidency a marvelous pop creature who goads Congress with movie dialogue ("Go ahead; make my day!") and calls military uniforms "Pentagon wardrobe." The original make-my-day movie actor has been elected mayor of a town in California, while character actors from ultra-schlock TV shows (Love Boat, The Dukes of Hazzard) run for the House of Representatives (Iowa, Georgia...