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2/1/1991 - December 20th 1990-February 4th 1991 by Thomas Goltz

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Peace Park recently involved diverse exchanges Proect puppeteers bands The unique relationshlp seems developed mixture fluke fastidiousness The first described personal rappo established between mayor Seattle mayor Tashkent international mayoral conference early second devotion Professor Ci tautas Uzbeks Lithuanian antipat Moscow dictating terms IIEX exchanges third couple Peace Cor voluntee decided reactivate themselves ameliorate tensions Col War This group Ploughshares seems ovided emotional lacking other sister relationships deserve comment Ploughshares essential mission folks USA USSI impact government policy through citizens diplomacy This might nowhere personal rappo mayoz constant Uzbek odding Prof Oirtautas peculiar coalition forces conspired having heeled Seattlites spending their vacations whacking slopping morta Peace Park middle Tashkent In there consciousness Seattle Tashkent least subject conversation cczktail parties New Yorker might abDut recent Peuto Rico Catskills This accomplishment And surprising there identity between Ploughshares people members sister committee I group I usually meeting But therein Most Plo hshare contacts among Uzbek least assimilated Uzbek crowd growing Russian ension Uzbekisban P oughsha leaving Also completion Peace PaF larger change perceptions Soviets Americans during decade Ploughshares esential mission specific accomplishe Where anyone quess There follow mission Dviet Amenia earthquake relief housing Soviets reciprocating sending group build public housing Indian reservation outside Seattle summer Currently groups joint project Ethiopia build model village southof atrttt 8ovietsinvolvedarenot Tasentites I gather there problems Significantly Plouqhsres foder going regular answeri machinesen inwwas merly lively office Hal 8teen Plouqhsres Sisbe City committee ICWA rusbee an4exeb 8eatt Alrt Ravenholt celebrat Ethiopian volteers I Dr Aldon Bell cirman Sister City commitb several other folkswdonce involvedtPeace Park 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