Word: particularly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York Times Columnist James Reston: "Where are the allies?" Where, he wondered, are the Europeans who always yearned for "collective security"? European diplomats retorted that they had backed the U.S. as well as they could and that West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in particular, had strongly supported Carter. Schmidt told colleagues: "The West must show unity. We must back the U.S." If the Europeans were restrained, it was probably because 1) it was a time for "cool professionalism," as an American diplomat put it; 2) the U.S. had not asked for or expected stronger...
Antidissident activity has also been heavy lately in other East bloc states, most notably Czechoslovakia. There, the particular target of Party Chief Gustav Husak's secret police is the movement that has grown over the past three years around Charter 77, a human rights manifesto signed by 1,000 people. Last month six Charter 77 organizers, among them Playwright Vaclav Havel, received sentences of up to five years for "subversion of the republic." Since then more than 25 Charter 77 signers have been hauled in for questioning on various trumped-up charges, including attempts to blow up a Prague...
...approach, building up personal coalitions relying on personality and a few wellknown positions as well as on the backing of the ever-powerful CCA. No liberal council candidate has ever run as well as David Sullivan, who appealed in large part to the new voters--students and tenants in particular. Sullivan waged a traditional campaign--pressing the flesh, ringing the doorbells--and he built up a large network of volunteers independent of the CCA. The trend is obvious down the line. Francis Duehay'55, who also ran a high-budget, high-profile campaign, finished stronger than ever before...
...should start by admitting that I don't recall Cambridge with particular affection. I miss the orange juice and the wonderful libraries and a few paintings in the Fogg and I certainly miss the New England countryside. But as an experience, as a way to pass four years. Harvard is over-estimated. It is no doubt the greatest university in the world in many respects, and certainly extraordinarily efficient at grinding out hard-working professionals. But at a basic human level Harvard is sadly devoid of charm or style. Students there are mostly uptight, immature and inarticulate...
...Harvard outplayed the Minutemen. In particular, Harvard controlled mid-field as Peter Sergienko moved up from sweeper to halfback in a re-aligned 4-4-2 line...