Word: aid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fuel provided by the Soviets. Afghan soldiers thrashed the crowd with blankets and sticks to keep order. Last week an emergency Soviet airlift, along with the arrival of large convoys on the Salang, greatly alleviated the food shortages, but despite Moscow's promises, it was unclear how long that aid could continue...
...make Ortega cry uncle, the Bush Administration -- by necessity as much as by choice -- will approach Nicaragua with something less drastic in mind than toppling its government. In large part, that will happen because the contras are in suspended animation, not demobilized but with little hope of renewed military aid from the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will put its weight behind the 18-month-old Arias peace plan, as well as explore the possibility of direct talks with the Sandinistas...
Indeed, for World Teach, without the broad base and political support enjoyed by organizations like the U.N. or the Peace Corps, delivering aid to the Third World runs risks not readily visible...
Kennedy School observers predict that the new dean will come from within the school's ranks, and most say that Academic Dean Albert Carnesale is the odds-on favorite for the job. However, Bok, who will handpick Allison's successor without the aid of a search committee, has been closemouthed about who will...
Kaufman and Associate Dean Frank E. A. Sander are leading the comprehensive effort to review the physical plant, educational and clinical programs, financial aid and other aspects of the Law School...