Word: augustine
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...swimming, diving and mountain climbing. Among other special training: 140 hrs. of karate. The men spend up to four hours a day practicing with weapons that range from Smith & Wesson .38-cal. revolvers to a variety of machine guns and other automatic weapons. At G.S.G. 9 headquarters in St. Augustin, near Bonn, they study the tactics of terrorist organizations and learn a variety of skills-picking locks, for example, or impersonating airline cabin attendants and mechanics. They specifically train in a wide range of Lufthansa aircraft, including the Boeing 737. Also stressed is an attribute of unusual importance: the ability...
...group will arrive in Bogota on March 31 and drive about 400 miles south to San Augustin, an archeological park. The drive will allow the students to observe birds of different climates and altitudes, Richard E. Webster '77, the fourth expedition member, said yesterday...
They are, however, a romantic people. During the evening I learned the story behind the song "Maria Bonita," which is 30 years old and more popular than ever in this latest version sung by Julio Iglesias. The songwriter, Augustin Lara, "one of the ugliest men in Mexico," fell in love with Maria, the most beautiful woman. "They married but she had other loves. You can't love as much if you have others...
When Congress appointed an envoy earlier this year to negotiate for badly needed French arms, it did not know that the task was already nearly completed-by the French themselves. The man behind the move: French Foreign Minister Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes. his agent extraordinary: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, author of the popular comedy, The Barber of Seville. Together, they have been maneuvering for well over a year to win greater support for the American Patriots...
...program has had the greatest impact in the U.S. At least 2,166 Cubans, including pediatric cardiologist and Nobel Prize Nominee Augustin Castellanos, have taken the course. Half have passed the exams and gone on to practice their professions, helping to alleviate the shortage of physicians across the nation...