Word: civilizer
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Jordan, where civil war between King Hussein's army and the Palestinian guerrillas was petering out, the last six hostages (of 54) had already been released by the fedayeen. In exchange, the R.A.F. Comet landed in Munich to pick up three fedayeen who had been held by the West Germans. Then it stopped in Zurich for three who had been in Swiss custody. Its passenger list complete, the British plane delivered all seven to Cairo...
Fighting in the North. As the bizarre skyjacking affair was ending, Jordan's civil war also seemed to be moving toward conclusion after ten days of savage fighting. A truce team of officers from six other Arab nations arrived to supervise a cease-fire under the terms of a 14-point agreement negotiated earlier in Cairo. There was still sporadic fighting in the northern sector of Jordan, however, and 20 people were killed in an army-guerrilla clash...
Portnoy took his complaint to a Paris civil court in an attempt to bar Gallimard, the publishing house, from selling any more copies until the hero's name is changed. Argued the publisher's lawyer: "There is no risk of confusion. Philip Roth's hero is a New York lawyer. Our adversary is a French garage owner. This hero is not odious or detestable. He is touching." Besides, the attorney added, "How can you expect an American writer to investigate whether somewhere abroad there is a living person with the name of his hero...
...government revenues-on such imports as TV sets and refrigerators, while keeping prices down on essential imports. It will also give American G.I.s a better exchange rate. Other reforms included sizable increases in interest rates on most loans and attempts to discourage hoarding and speculation. A 16% increase in civil servants' and soldiers' salaries will help cushion the effect of devaluation on their fixed incomes...
...principle of normalization was first formulated in Denmark and has become part of Danish and Swedish law. Except in extreme cases, a retarded person may not be deprived of his civil rights in either country. Government funds assure him a living standard comparable to that of a typical citizen in his community...