Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...confiscated by the censors over the past two years-well, maybe not all, maybe we've got two or three left." Polityka, which is edited by a member of the Central Committee, recently ran an unexpurgated interview with Walesa and other prominent members of Solidarity. Poles are a bit overwhelmed by this new freedom. Says a woman in Warsaw: "There's so much to read these days, I can't keep up with...
...hostages are released, the clergy's biggest problem will be to portray any compromise made with the U.S. as an unqualified victory for Iran. That could explain why Raja'i seemed to mix sugar-coated language with a bit of bile. He declared that once Iran's new message was in American hands, "the U.S. can decide how and when it wishes to take out its spies." The remark was interpreted as yet another threat that Tehran still had it in its power to try the hostages on espionage charges...
...crescendo of speculation by Chinese and foreigners alike that he was being forced to step down as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, theoretically the country's most powerful position. There was no official confirmation - or denial. Nonethe less, it seemed a good bet that some abrupt bit of palace intrigue had indeed toppled Hua from his post, though the change may not formally take place until a party Congress can be convened next year. Hua's most likely successor is a man who has lately been receiving unusually prominent treatment in the Chinese press: Hu Yaobang...
...Hello, O & W" sounds a bit cumbersome, but it could be done. Then there's that "Dutch" business...
...Reagan's father (Jack) observed to Mr. Reagan's mother (Nelle) and brother (Moon) that baby Ronald looked like "a fat Dutchman." Mr. Reagan readily took to his nickname because he felt that Ronald was "a bit on the sissy side." So, should we call him Dutch? Dutch and Mommie? Granted, this is not the sort of problem that has the country's big thinkers in a tizzy, but perhaps nicknames count for more than they appear to. Harry Truman was lucky enough to have his given name sound like a nickname, so as President...