Word: breakdown
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...newest Turkish violation of the cease-fire on Cyprus began at dawn Wednesday, less than an hour after the breakdown of peace talks in Geneva. Günes telephoned Premier Bülent Ecevit in Ankara to report that Greece would not accede to Turkish demands that the island be partitioned into Greek and Turkish Cypriot zones, and that the talks were fruitless. Almost immediately Radio Ankara signaled the code words: "TYK in Force," meaning start the assault. Within minutes, Turkish jets were over Famagusta and Nicosia, making passes in Nicosia's International Airport area and dive-bombing...
Perhaps this country's bleeding-heart liberals should review Miranda and his record after 1966. I personally credit Earl Warren and his court not only for the breakdown of morals but also for the rise in crime in this country...
Baltimore's breakdown began with the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. Garbage collectors belonging to Local 44 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees had ratified a new contract that raised their salaries by 20? to $3.42 an hour, but rank-and-file opposition developed. Demanding an additional 30? pay boost, two-thirds of the men stayed out; union leaders quickly capitulated and declared the wildcat strike to be official. In its second week, the strike spread to other public-works employees, who were inspired by the garbage collectors' example...
ARNOLD TOYNBEE, British historian: Chinese Emperor Kao-Tsu (founder of the Han dynasty in the 2nd century B.C.) and Roman Emperor Augustus each gave to millions unity and peace that lasted because their policies were based on moderation which won consent. Thus they repaired the breakdown of the coercive unity briefly imposed by their unsuccessful predecessors, Shih Wang-ti and Julius Caesar...
...East African nation. Last week the prestigious International Commission of Jurists issued one of the most scathing reports it has produced in 22 years of investigating official injustice from Turkey to South Africa. After examining evidence for three years the jurists concluded that Uganda has seen "a total breakdown of the rule...