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...Kennedy misses a big Contra aid vote. Sources reveal that right-wingers secretly gave the congressman tickets to see a tractor pull and motocross race twinbill at a local arena. "I tried to get some other guys on the committee to go with me, but I guess they never learned how to have a good time." Amway salesman George Bachrach, a former Eighth District candidate, said of "young Joe's" absence: "I would have been there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Taurus and Tea Leaves | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...constitution outlaws acceptance of foreign credits, thus making Albania's outside trade dependent on barter deals or the cash sale of its exports, which include chromium, oil and agricultural products. The economy is also crippled by a disintegrating industrial base. Chinese- and Soviet-built steel mills, power plants and tractor factories, between eight and 25 years old, are falling apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Albania the Eagle Spreads Its Wings | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

Another important feature to consider is the method by which the paper is fed into the computer. The two basic types of paper feed are friction and tractor...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Tough Choices: Finding the Perfect Printer | 11/19/1986 | See Source »

Friction feed works like a typewriter, allowing the user to print one page at a time. This is especially useful when printing on special paper, such as personal stationary. Tractor feed mechanisms feed in continuous, fan-fold paper, through a set of wheels which grip the holes on either side of the paper...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Tough Choices: Finding the Perfect Printer | 11/19/1986 | See Source »

...characters are largely cliches (ardent swains, shy maidens, puff-chested popinjays, reeling drunks), and of genuine emotion there is scarcely a sign. No self-respecting Tartar could be as passionless as this. For most of the program, the Moiseyev is as impersonal as the production line at a Ukrainian tractor factory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Spit and Polish, Braids and Boots | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

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