Word: friday
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ordered to convey a tough message to the Korean brass: Keep your hands off politics or risk a grave rupture in U.S. relations. For the time being, at least, that warning held. President Choi, for his part, sought to show that his political timetable was unchanged. Late Friday, a full day ahead of schedule, he announced the lineup of his new Cabinet. While it bore a strong military stamp, with generals named to the Defense and Home ministries, officials in Washington were nonetheless heartened that the Cabinet remained basically civilian...
...against self-indulgence. He told Americans that the Antichrist would come, "talking of peace, prosperity and plenty." Modern man, he insisted, seeks promises of salvation without a cross, wants a "Christ without his nails." Then the bishop would thunder: "There is no pleasure without pain, no Easter without Good Friday... God love...
Khomeini, refusing all talk of compromise, made repeated broadcasts from the holy city of Qum, whipping his followers into a mass frenzy that culminated in two vast outpourings of support. The first was on Friday, which to Iran's Shi'ite Muslims was Ashura, the holiest day of the year (and the anniversary of the demonstrations that led to the Shah's downfall). The second was on Sunday, when Iranians were to vote on a new constitution that would make Khomeini in effect dictator of the country. With the Imam flatly declaring that it was every Iranian's religious duty...
...newly discovered" butterflyer's early season time and the even-split style in which he accomplished it are all the more impressive considering that coach Joe Bernal put his charges through rigorous workouts both Friday evening and Saturday morning before the meet...
Unlike the disaster against Wagner Friday night, the Fordham game had its bright spots. The brightest was the performance of 6-ft. 9-in. freshman forward Lamar Flatt, who scored 14 points and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds...