Word: locales
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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From Hanover, N.H., to Bloomington, Ind., to Houston, Tex., to nearby Wellesley, the talk occasionally turns to the Harvard president search and what it would mean if the committee asks the local chief executive to take...
...problem is not that simple. Evidence has surfaced of sabotage aimed at discrediting the local democrats: conservative-controlled rural regions have been holding back produce from Leningrad, and some train cars crammed with scarce goods have been left standing for months without being unloaded. But the 382-member city council deserves some of the blame for the economic mess. Even the most ardent reformers are growing exasperated with inexperienced, often incompetent deputies, who spend more time squabbling over plans to confiscate Communist property and change the name of the city back to St. Petersburg than debating bread-and-butter issues...
...spectacle has been closely watched at Smolny Institute, headquarters of the deposed Communist Party. Ideology secretary Yuri Belov criticizes the radicals for "repeating our mistakes" and claims that they have created a "wild and barbaric" multiparty system. Despite the Communists' disastrous showing in local elections, Belov believes the party has the only effective organizational structure to prevent the city -- and nation -- from plunging into anarchy. The party, for example, has carefully maintained its ties to Leningrad's powerful network of military factories...
...event, sponsored by the Committee Against a Vietnam War in the Middle East, an organization made up mostly of Vietnam veterans, included a local religious leader and three former members of the U.S. armed forces who said they were discharged because of their anti-war stand...
...equipment is concerned, the ski lodge personnel are generally busy, and often cannot help you properly fit equipment. Visit a local ski shop, where trained professionals can assist you. Often these shops offer cheap rentals packages as well. Also, it's best not to be taken in by trends. Don't buy skis because they are pink and look nice. Before you invest, make sure you like the sport, and that the equipment you buy is suited to your ability level...