Word: ultra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...murder of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Just one year ago, he nearly defeated Christian Democrat Jose Napoleon Duarte in a closely fought presidential election. But last week the political career of Roberto ("Major Bob") D'Aubuisson, 42, was at least temporarily eclipsed, when he resigned as head of the ultra-rightist Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), which he founded four years...
...time to continue serving as head of the Jewish Defense League, a militant organization based in the U.S. that claims about 15,000 members. The Brooklyn-born Kahane currently spends most of his time in Israel, where he is an elected member of the Knesset and head of the ultra-right Kach Party. Last week Kahane announced that he was resigning from the league, which he founded in 1968. As his successor he named Irv Rubin, 40, the J.D.L.'s West Coast coordinator...
Well, start with an all-American kid like Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox, the ultra-conservative son in "Family Ties"). Surround him with a girl-next-door sweetheart, a caricature family and a mad doctor friend (Christopher Lloyd, who played Jim the drug addict in "Taxi") who has created a Time Machine. Sound familiar...
...Square and its environs have seen some other major changes during the past year. The Charles Square Hotel and mall complex, which opened last March, have added an ultra-ritzy dimension to Square consumerism. But business for Laura Ashley, Crabtree and Evelyn and the other higher-priced retail establishments hasn't been as good as expected...
...type containing polyester foam, were discontinued in 1980, after they had been linked to dozens of cases of TSS (the incidence rate promptly dropped). Kass is hopeful that his research, which was sponsored by Tambrands (the maker of Tampax), will help manufacturers in developing new tampons that are both ultra-absorbent and safe...