Word: virginal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April 1975: the last U.S. helicopter to leave hovers just above the embassy in Saigon, its rotors whirring and its engine aroar, while behind a barred gate a throng of dependents, informers, helpers and hangers-on howl to be rescued. Among them is the title character, Kim, a peasant virgin turned bar girl turned soldier's wife-to-be, forlornly waving the now useless paper that says she is entitled to join the soldier far away. That moment shapes Kim's life and drives the story toward its tragic reunion. When at last she sees the father of her toddler...
...after country, proposed action plans stressed such projects as the opening of previously pristine forests for exploitation. Noting that Cameroon could become the "most important African producer and exporter of forestry-based products from the start of the 21st century," T.F.A.P. proposed construction of a 370-mile road through virgin rain forest that is home to 50,000 Pygmies. Many environmentalists wondered, By what logic do building roads into pristine areas and financing logging operations help preserve uncut forests...
...right to fly to several European cities from London. U.S. officials agreed to restrain the two carriers at first, limiting them this year to the number of flights to London previously approved for Pan Am and TWA. In another concession, Washington will allow a second British carrier, most likely Virgin Atlantic Airways, to fly from Heathrow to the U.S. Virgin reacted to this news by slashing all its transatlantic fares 15%. For its part, Pan Am gets to stay in business, at least for now. Already in Chapter 11 proceedings, the carrier might have been grounded without the cash that...
Feldstein is scheduled to leave for a week-long family vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands this morning. He was in Washington D.C. last night and could not be reached for comment...
...incredible that he went out to play," says roommate Kevin R. Kozak '92, who clearly remembers Rhew's virgin tackle. "He got flattened. He got up dazed...