Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...initiatives in the Middle East and southern Africa. This is precisely what U.S. diplomats sought to avoid, through two months of feverish lobbying with nonaligned foreign ministers around the world. The failure of those efforts is particularly bad news, since the non-aligned summit amounts to a Third World caucus on the eve of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. The U.S. peace moves in the Middle East and southern Africa are therefore likely to face strong opposition before the world body...
...January, Reagan has much stronger grass-roots support, and George Bush has the backing of many of the state's Republican leaders (a solid 534 prominent activists announced support of him last week). Connally did not even open an office there until last month, and because of the precinct caucus system, a good organization, which Reagan and Bush have, is crucial. His organizational strength has also been unimpressive in New Hampshire, where Reagan is so far ahead that he's practically out of everyone's sight...
...chief architect of the 1972 SALT I accord, a shaper of SALT II and an old hand at analyzing the dynamics of the U.S.-Soviet relationship, Kissinger had long been awaited at the hearings. On Tuesday spectators began lining up for seats hours before he testified, and the Caucus Room was filled to capacity for his appearance before the Foreign Relations Committee. Thursday he came before the Armed Services Committee. Senators of both parties clearly were dazzled by Kissinger; their questioning was deferential and they frequently addressed him as "Mr. Secretary...
Friday night, August 3 at Phillips Brooks House, the Divinity School Lesbian and Gay Caucus held a dance to raise money for a conference to be held in November. While the dance was held for a good cause, with very good music, and with a fine attendance, the reception in the Harvard community was, to say the least, mixed...
...years to be where we are today, and in the flow of things, we tend to take "straight" people in stride. It would be nice though to think that Harvard could truly engender the integrity and morality which "Veritas" would seem to promise. Bradley Prunty HDS Lesbian and Gay Caucus...