Word: australia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will those future generations that Mead so maternally cared about view her? These two books make the controversy started since her death by the anthropologist Derek Freeman, a professor in Australia, seem a bit beside the point. Did, as Freeman argues, Mead misread her celebrated Samoans? Were they as marvelously gentle as she thought them to be? Mead's conclusion, or wish, may have been less a matter of scholarship or research than of character. More evangelist than scientist, she appeared to believe that the ultimate purpose of anthropology is to increase a sense of life's possibilities...
Melbourne, Australia...
...values on the rest of the world. Formal speeches avoided direct attacks on the U.S., but the phrase "sovereign rights," meaning that each country should be able to choose its own population-control program, cropped up repeatedly, even in the statements of industrial nations friendly to the U.S., like Australia and West Germany. In the corridors, however, diplomatic façades gave way to resentful, at times bitter, comments. "The U.S. may be concerned about abortion," said Satpal Mittal, a delegate from India, where an estimated 15 million abortions are performed annually, "but it cannot impose its view...
...nearly lethal, and the pace is exhausting. Anguish seemed to be the prevalent expression at Malibu's Pepperdine University pool. But in the beginning the look of the powerful U.S. team was one big smile. The speedy squad mounted unnerving counterattacks to overcome Greece, Brazil, Spain, Holland and Australia. West Germany, however, was more formidable. With the game tied at 7-7, West German Goalie Peter Röhle was ejected on a penalty, and Doug Burke of the U.S. scored with only 26 sec. left. The rough-and-ready Yugoslavs squelched U.S. hopes in the final game when...
...medals, 14 of 30 at stake. The U.S. gathered two, a bronze by Guy Carlton, 30, in the 242-lb. class and a silver by Mario Martinez, 27, in the superheavyweight category. Martinez, a car-rental-agency worker, was bested by Dean Lukin, a millionaire tuna fisherman from Australia. Lukin lifted a total of 909¼ Ibs., topping Martinez by 5½ Ibs. Said the silver medalist: "I did my best. I'm pretty happy...