Word: blacks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Becker says he has turned down politicians' requests to use his black box behavior modification. But if he can invent one, so can others. Then there could be messages like "I will vote Democratic/ Republican/Fascist." The black box should be outlawed...
...Black-and-White Issue...
...with Irish linen. On one bulkhead hung a wooden crucifix of Celtic design, a reminder of Ireland's role as an ancient and proud daughter of the church. A man with a hearty appetite, John Paul was offered a sumptuous menu that included fresh fruit, bacon and sausages, black-and-white pudding, cheese and biscuits, and tea or coffee...
Carter alluded to that embarrassing moment during a black-tie dinner for López Portillo Friday night. Lifting a glass of water?White House servants had not yet filled the wine glasses?Carter promised: "I am determined to make the result of our toast better than in Mexico." He conceded that the U.S. and Mexico "have not always had happy and peaceful relations," but claimed that "the troubled and uncertain times between our two countries are gone forever." López Portillo was slightly less euphoric in his response. He noted that "frank and open communication" was necessary to enhance...
...address, for example, in speaking of the oil spill in the Bay of Campeche, he made references to an ancient god and the Aztec mistress of the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes. "In the depths of this flaming well," he intoned, "we Mexicans have seen ourselves reflected in Tezcatlipoca's black mirror. Malinche emerged from those depths howling for human sacrifice to satisfy the god of fire." A physical fitness buff, he keeps in shape with a vigorous regimen that includes swimming, archery and javelin throwing. Mexico, in fact, has never had a President with such wide-ranging interests: he plays...