Word: alerted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...place of the departed ministers, Sadat named a new 33-man Cabinet composed largely of "efficient young men and university professors," as the President put it. Army Chief of Staff Mohammed Sadek, who succeeded Fawzi as War Minister, prudently ordered a stepped-up alert of troops around Cairo almost as soon as the resignations were announced. "The storm is over," Sadat told Egyptians in his speech. "I have told members of the armed forces that I will mince anyone who tries to undermine our internal front...
Harvard police reported that they had no leads on suspects in the theft. Cambridge police said that their detectives are on the alert but have not been called into the case...
...half a dozen abler candidates who cannot raise enough money to campaign. Public funding is required. Each candidate should be provided with an amount based on the vote cast in the previous election for the office he seeks. Thus, through television and other means, he could at least alert the electorate as to who he is and what he proposes. The money would be appropriated by Congress. Above the floor, candidates could spend any amount they deemed prudent-and could lay their hands on. The candidate with lots of money would still have an advantage, but not such an overwhelming...
Almost 5000 National Guardsmen and state and city police are on alert at the Commonwealth Armory, but it is considered doubtful that the guardsmen or state police will be called into action...
Haiti's neighbors braced for trouble. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, put its border troops on a full alert. In Washington, the State Department conceded that the U.S. had increased naval and air surveillance of the sea approaches to Haiti. Since the island's northwestern tip is only 50 miles away from Cuba across the Windward Passage, the U.S. is worried that Fidel Castro, who has been more bellicose than usual in recent weeks, may seize upon Duvalier's death as an opportunity to stir up trouble in Haiti...