Word: calme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...women who have been through these valleys counsel outward calm to quiet with quiet, steady work. This Administration has not always been quiet or steady or calm, but it has not stumbled into irreversible catastrophe. Needed more than ever before are Congressman Jones' long view of history and the skill to discern how the acts of these hours will affect generations ahead. Two centuries ago, Germany's Friedrich von Schiller wrote an immutable law of events: "In today already walks tomorrow...
Even more serious for Israel are the implications the incident could have for its domestic policy. Israeli officials have always pointed proudly to their record in protecting Islamic holy places as a justification for their control of East Jerusalem. This calm has grown increasingly tense, especially since there are reports that soldiers gratuitously lobbed tear gas into the mosque well after Goodman had been arrested. Arabs have never trusted the Israelis to safeguard their mosques--now they may take more militant action to regain control...
Reagan's words were designed to calm a nation that has become increasingly unsettled by his Administration's apparent lack of commitment to arms control and its loose talk about the feasibility of "limited" nuclear wars. "I invite the Soviet Union to join with us now to substantially reduce nuclear weapons and make an important breakthrough for lasting peace on earth," the President told reporters gathered in the White House East Room. "Everybody would be a loser if there is a nuclear...
...Women's Hospital in Houston, the method may provide unpleasant information, but, says Dr. H. William Porterfield, president of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, "at least parents have the opportunity to plan for what can and should be done in an atmosphere of reasonable calm...
While American fans get ready for the 111th season of pro baseball, fans in South Korea eagerly await the start of No. 1, their very first season. In the Land of the Morning Calm, baseball is called yagoo, and since missionaries brought the game, nearly 70 years ago, it has become an avidly followed amateur sport. Playoffs among the country's 52 high school teams are so popular that they are televised during hours of low electrical demand so that the games will not cause brownouts. But somehow no one ever put together a pro league until this year...