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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...might think the 20th century requires. Indeed, he has been called by some social critics within his own church a throwback to the frosty Pius XII. His pronouncements, shaped by the rigors of his Eastern Catholicism and his perception of a world in moral drift, have served to defend the eroding frontiers of faith and practice. He is both personable and tough-- a difficult combination to defeat, and, in these soft days, to understand...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Puritan Boston Prepares For the Polish Pontiff | 9/27/1979 | See Source »

...Syrians, whose 22,000 troops police a civil-war armistice in Lebanon, have pledged to defend Lebanese territory against Israeli air attacks. Israeli jets frequently fly over Beirut and southern Lebanon on surveillance missions, or to attack Palestinian positions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Syrian, Israeli Jets Duel; 4 Planes Crash in Fight | 9/25/1979 | See Source »

...Israelis say their Lebanese operations are pre-emptive missions to defend against Palestinian attacks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Syrian, Israeli Jets Duel; 4 Planes Crash in Fight | 9/25/1979 | See Source »

...been imprisoned along with Cancel Miranda and Flores for a pistol attack on the House of Representatives that wounded five Congressmen in 1954. The unrepentant Lebrón told the cheering throng: "We have done nothing to cause us to repent. Everyone has the right to defend his God-given right to liberty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: We Have Nothing to Repent | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...soon to become the Executive President of the Republic of Venda, a Delaware-sized region tucked in the northeast corner of South Africa. As Venda's new four-color flag fluttered in the breeze overhead, Mphephu told his fellow citizens, "We must be prepared to preserve and defend this newly won dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Birth of a New Non-State | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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