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By 1970 the railroad had ceased operations; soon enough it became a danger and an eyesore, and there were persistent calls for its demolition.

One employee said workers were on edge because this was the second robbery in a year and there were persistent memories of the 1995 shootings of four people at the nearby Montclair postal annex at Watchung Plaza.

Investor cash is readily available and there is persistent talk of an IPO.

Apartment museums are scattered across St Petersburg's canals and pastel-coloured palaces, and there is persistent agitation to create more of them.

The hearings have been labeled "unfair" by international human rights groups and there are persistent reports of torture in custody and forced virginity tests.

And there are persistent alarms raised about mines using antiquated safety equipment, lax enforcement and a culture that discourages safety complaints.

Schools, hotels and several neighborhoods have received specific threats, according to military sources and local residents, and there are persistent rumors that hundreds of Islamic militants have infiltrated the capital.

The strike may not have settled anything, because negotiations between the owners and the Players Association have screeched to a stop and there is persistent talk that both sides are now girding for another showdown at World Series time next year.

And there are persistent reports of gangs of fundamentalists, some said to be linked to al Qaeda, roaming freely in northern Sinai.The Egyptian army has recently beefed up its mobile patrols in Sinai.

While the Hamburg fans clearly demonstrated their tolerance of homosexuality, and there are persistent rumors that some members of the national team may be gay, German soccer is still waiting for its first openly gay player.

And there are persistent management challenges, perhaps best represented by the legions of NOAA scientists whose innovations remain stranded in research labs and out of the hands of the National Weather Service operational forecasters who make the day-to-day predictions in 122 regional offices around the country.