Word: center
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...complaints have had political impact. The three nonsocialist opposition parties (Liberal, Center and Moderate) have pledged to halt the trend toward greater government centralization and slow the growth of the welfare state; the nonsocialist bloc has gained considerable strength. Since the 1973 election that left the Social Democrats with only 156 of Parliament's 350 seats, they have had to govern as a minority, relying on the support of 19 Communist votes and occasional deals with other opposition Deputies in order to enact key legislation. According to the latest polls, the Social Democrats' support is down...
...started studying a new site for a touchdown that could not take place until next week at the earliest. The postponement, following last month's decision to cancel Viking's scheduled July 4 landing, raised concern among scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mission Control Center; it further reduced the time left for Viking 1 to carry out its tasks before Viking 2 arrives...
...that security has been mustered every working day for the past 15 months in the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, where the longest trial in California history is expected to go to the jury next week. The case involves the so-called San Quentin Six,* who are accused of taking part in a 1971 prison breakout attempt that left Black Militant Convict George Jackson dead, along with three guards and two inmate trusties. Their trial may well mark the final effort to exorcize the specter of Jackson from the Marin courthouse. In 1970 the same building...
Sentimental favorites provide, of course, only the subplots of sport. Center stage is reserved for face-to-face competition between well-matched and celebrated athletes who have been addressing their lives for months-or years-to a moment of confrontation. Sometimes, even often, others win, but until the last act is over, the limelight is theirs. Five sets of such athletes, both blessed and cursed with each other's achievements, are profiled in the following pages. Four are expected to bring the Olympics moments of high drama. But barring a surprise reversal by Tanzania, the long-awaited meeting...
...final responsibility for what is shown belongs to Executive Producer Roone Arledge, who will be watching 32 monitors in ABC's control center. Explains Mason: "Once we hit the switch, Arledge will have to make instant program judgments." Another associate describes Arledge as "the guy who has to blend it all into one piece. If he does it well, it's a symphony. If not, it's just a lot of noise...