Word: groups
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...fact-finding group of which I was a part set forth the following goals: to comprehend more accurately the facts of the Iranian point of view; to both hear and share points of view with Iranian people, especially with Islamic leaders; to explore means of dealing with the issue of the hostages, their condition, and release; and to further interreligious and intercultural understanding in hope of reaffirming and restoring friendship between American and Iranian peoples. During the 11 days we were in Iran, we were in complete control of our own schedules. We determined what we would do, whom...
...looks too easy-all you need to do is wave to illiterate crowds, give your support to a group of uncontrollable "students," and blast fiery criticisms to a distant superpower-to get selected TIME'S Man of the Year...
Still, the Administration pressed its efforts to let its fury over the Afghanistan invasion be plain for Moscow to see. Carter told a group of Congressmen that the Soviet attack was "the greatest threat to peace since the second World...
Eleven women have already been selected out of 2,500 applicants and begun preliminary tests; 30 more are in the next group waiting for treatment (estimated cost: $3,000 to $4,000). Exulted Jill Schroeder, 31, a Norfolk bookkeeper: "This is an answer to our prayers." Sarah Smith, 33, of Virginia Beach, wept with joy. Said her husband: "It sent chills up and down my spine...
Right-to-lifers are far from pleased. Charles Dean Jr., president of the Tidewater chapter of the Virginia Society for Human Life, which heatedly attacked the clinic proposal at two public hearings, vowed to continue the fight in court. The group contends that in vitro fertilization can lead to abortion since flawed embryos will be destroyed before or after implantation. Objections have also been voiced in other quarters. Last week Harvard Biologist Ruth Hubbard, an outspoken feminist, charged that "the push toward this technology reinforces the all-too-prevalent view in our society that women's lives are unfulfilled...