Word: zoned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ravenous mountain claims more and more territory, shrinking the boundaries of the safe zone, the once booming tourist destination moves closer to extinction. Towering menacingly above the island, Soufriere Hills erupts periodically, without warning. During explosions, even people in the safe zones wear gas masks and hard hats...
...Montserrat a daunting and unpredictable assignment. A gas mask and protective eye gear at the ready, Drummond was in the middle of an interview when a warning siren went off, forcing her and her subject to jump into his car and head north to a so-called safe zone. Along the way, she watched as thick smoke spewed out of the dome of Soufriere Hills. Says Drummond: "I was amazed at the bravery and resiliency of the Montserrat residents...
...gripe among residents is that Guyton's ghetto gallery will push economic development away from Heidelberg Street. To be sure, the community has been an urban wasteland, a place where crime, drugs and vagrancy flourish in buildings still charred and hollowed from the 1967 riots. But a fledgling enterprise zone has sparked hope that new housing, businesses and jobs will flow into the area. Thus Guyton's suggestion that the street be turned into an artists' colony has generated little enthusiasm. "It is an embarrassing eyesore," fumes neighbor Anthony Dicus. "Nobody will want to invest here...
...tear down an Israeli barricade blocking a road into the village of Beit Sahour. Defective Diplomacy?: North Korean denies reports its ambassador to Egypt defected to another country... Eyes Peeled: A $205 million NASA science mission is delayed when two shrimp boats are sighted in the offshore launch zone.. Cop Killed: A third New Hampshire state trooper is shot dead in a routine traffic check just after attending the funeral of two other slain officers... But Does It Brew Coffee?: Hewlett-Packard introduces a $600 combination fax, printer and copier for small businesses and home offices...
...With the island's capital already an ash covered no-go zone, the British are offering Montserrat's frustrated residents a ride to neighboring Antigua and limited housing and transportation support ? for a family with two children, roughly $41,000 for 18 months. The protestors gathered to say: that's not enough. As gas, ash and steam continues to rise from the Soufriere Hills, the remaining Montserratians are asking for British citizenship, unemployment compensation and property protection. Out of an original population of 11,000, just 4,000 are still on the island...