Word: calling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...replying to critics who claim that he has not applied his fervor for human rights universally, since he has soft-pedaled violations committed by U.S. allies such as South Korea, the Philippines and Iran. Carter's implied response was that in some instances, U.S. interests might properly call for downplaying the rights issue. Yet Carter insisted that "America's commitment to human rights is a fundamental tenet of our foreign policy...
...First Lady will leave from Brunswick, Ga., aboard an Air Force Boeing 707 appropriately dubbed "Executive First Family," which translates into the radio call sign "Executive One Foxtrot." Her first stop: Kingston, Jamaica, where U.S. diplomats hope she can somehow allay Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley's suspicions of a CIA plot to "destabilize" his regime...
...month. The strain began to tell on Lowe. He had trouble eating and sleeping, he fought with his wife. For his safety, the state financed a $1,600, three-week trip through the South for the Lowes and their bodyguards, whom the four children were beginning to call "uncles...
During his turn on the stand, Lowe testified about his confrontation with the killer: "Me and that man just stared at each other." How far apart had they been? "Four feet." How long did look? "Four seconds." Did he call the man? "Yes, sir," said raising his arm and pointing at Harry Aleman...
...long drive to get their man elected President, William Hamilton Jordan, 32, and Joseph Lester Powell Jr., 33, broke most of the rules of politics. Now that Jimmy Carter has reached the White House, the two young men -just call 'em Ham and Jody-are still breaking the rules...