Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gradual political development mapped out by President Choi Kyu Hah gone too far to suit the young generals? Probably. One ranking government official in Seoul noted last week that the young generals had been "furious about the way democratization had been moving ahead." TIME learned last week that General Chun had first secretly consulted a handful of young fellow generals in sympathy with his aim. He discreetly assembled portions of at least two divisions for the arrest. Some units even seem to have left front-line positions on the demilitarized zone to come 30 miles to the fringes of Seoul...
...convey a tough message to the Korean brass: Keep your hands off politics or risk a grave rupture in U.S. relations. For the time being, at least, that warning held. President Choi, for his part, sought to show that his political timetable was unchanged. Late Friday, a full day ahead of schedule, he announced the lineup of his new Cabinet. While it bore a strong military stamp, with generals named to the Defense and Home ministries, officials in Washington were nonetheless heartened that the Cabinet remained basically civilian...
...Alice-in-Wonderland world of the oil game, some observers argued that the rises were welcome, on the theory that they might somehow manage to forestall even bigger OPEC money grabs in the days ahead. By bringing its charges up to the $24 level, where much of the rest of OPEC has been for months, Saudi Arabia is attempting to return order and stability to the cartel's chaotic price structure as well as head off demands in Caracas for much steeper hikes by such cartel radicals as Iran, Libya and Nigeria. Said Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani...
...Bart Conner won a gold on the parallel bars and a bronze on the vault. What was more, the American men captured the bronze in the team competition, the first team medal ever for the U.S. in the world championships. Said Conner: "It's the go ahead, the green light. Now we can go on to every ma jor world competition as a contender...
...distances. Except for the planes that it sold to Eastern two years ago, Airbus has yet to crack the U.S. or Canadian market. The battleground is spreading to the Middle East and North Africa, but with an astonishing backlog of almost $20 billion in orders, Boeing is still way ahead...