Word: problems
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...three sisters had to sleep in one bed. I slept in the kitchen with four brothers. None of us had any money, and if we had, there was nothing to buy. I and my friends often talked secretly about leaving Cuba. The problem was how. We weren't ex-political prisoners, who could get out. We were just prisoners...
Just where the Cubans can go and how they will fare once there remains the ultimate problem for the U.S., and the answer will depend on the human reactions of many Americans. At Eglin Air Force Base, two soldiers laboring in the Florida sun to erect tents wondered why they were working so hard. "I don't really feel this is a job for the military," said one. Added the other: "I felt that way this morning, but I've changed my mind. These people are so grateful." In Key West, one 75-year-old man slowly climbed...
...nothing but make the situation worse. From now on, said P.L.O. leaders, priority will be given to armed struggle against Israel within the occupied territories rather than diplomatic activity. The shift, the P.L.O. suggested, was because of apparent erosion of U.S. support for a solution to the Palestinian problem and P.L.O. disappointment that Western Europe has yet to follow through effectively on its initiative to recognize Palestinian rights...
...tour, an expert on Vatican policy explained the Pope's problem...
...first time that Third-Grader Brian wrote a paper for his writing class in Atkinson, N.H., it began like this: "I have a problem with my ribs. If I get hurt on my left side I can't breathe." Prodded to think it out more carefully by his teacher, University of New Hampshire Education Professor Donald Graves, Brian realized he was trying to describe a past event, not a current pain. On his second attempt he wrote: "Once when I was in second grade, I was on a seesaw and fell off! I can't breathe!" Better...