Word: british
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ethiopia and seeing the possibility of expansion in the future checked, expelled the Soviets, forcing them to withdraw from Berbera. But the Soviets, anticipating the Somali move, had already established themselves at Aden, the port at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula of South Yemen, long considered by the British as the most strategic point on the Red Sea. The base is close to the Red Sea island of Yanbu, where the Saudis are building a $10 billion refinery-city...
After its many futile attempts to establish itself in New England, soccer finally seems to be here to stay. The New England Tea Men, a new professional franchise, consists mainly of British players but also fields one of the strongest groups of American players...
Player's great success in the Masters over the years is uniquely fitting. The course was designed by Alister Mackenzie, an Englishman who had fought in the Boer War. Mackenzie was deply impressed with the Boers' ability to consistently ambush the British forces because of their familiarity with the terrain. When it came time to design Augusta, he was inspired by the subtle techniques of camouflaging he had learned in South Africa...
Willie Hamilton, British Labor Party M.P., on Princess Margaret and her involvement with Pop Singer Roddy Llewellyn: "It has turned her into a punk royal...
...salutes or state dinners at the White House. Oh, there was a private talk with President Carter and Vice President Mondale and a party at the British Embassy. But then Prime Minister James Callaghan was free to indulge himself: playing grandfather to Tamsin, 12, Alice, 9, and Patrick, 6. The P.M. with Wife Audrey had slipped quietly into Washington for their first visit with the children, their daughter Margaret and son-in-law Peter Jay since Jay became Britain's Ambassador to the U.S. last July. The family trooped off to see the Air and Space Museum, went sailing...