Word: broads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Central America on the sole merit of being anti-Communist makes me very depressed. While I don't particularly like Communism, the opposite extreme can be as bad. My brother, who was working with the Indian people in Guatemala, was murdered last October after being kidnaped in broad daylight by persons who, there is good reason to believe, are members of the Guatemala security forces. I applaud Ambassador White's efforts in El Salvador...
...participation of Jordan's King Hussein in talks on Palestinian autonomy for the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Reagan has said that he would like Hussein to join the negotiations as soon as possible. But Egypt wants Jordan brought into the talks only after a broad agreement on the status of the occupied territories has been obtained from Israel. Speaking to reporters with Kissinger, Sadat argued that once Egypt and Israel have set the parameters of self-rule, the Palestinians can then negotiate the long-term status of the West Bank and Gaza through their own representatives...
...author poses two broad questions which can be used to examine many rules. First, did Tito--or any other leader--have to accumulate so much personal power for the benefit of the state? Second, after the ruler leaves, what happens to the country and is he responsible for the result...
...JANUARY 17th, 1929, Elzie Segar introduced into his comic strip "Thimble Theater" a character named Popeye, a one-eyed, banananosed sailor who smoked a corncob pipe. III-favored, inarticulate, but possessed of a keen sense of "humiligration," Popeye quickly rose to star billing in the strip. His broad and timeless appeal lay in his simplicity and in his embodiment of a universal revenge fantasy. As his creator Segar put it: "I'd like to cut loose and knock the heck out of a lot of people, but my good judgement and size hold me back. Instead I use my imagination...
...historical incident. There are well-staged flashbacks that grant the film a life and movement outside its judicial chamber. But there is plenty inside too, thanks in particular to Edward Woodward's fine, full-throated performance in the title role. Breaker is a hard man with a broad romantic streak...