Word: claiming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally, there was the Olmec monkey trinket that the prosecution said had been given to her by S.L.A. Member Willie Wolfe. It was found in her purse when she was arrested-a fact that led jurors to wonder about her claim that Wolfe had raped her and that she could not stand him. "I believe she really did love Willie Wolfe," said a woman juror...
...with Nkomo, Smith then went on to say he would consider renouncing his unilateral 1965 declaration of independence and return Rhodesia to British colonial status. With heavy sarcasm, he suggested that the British should stop maneuvering against Smith and "come through the front door and accept the responsibility they claim they have...
Last week Scientologists revealed that the Fort Harrison Hotel is slated to become the movement's "Flag Land Base," offering "advanced" training to its international elite. Although their figures may well be inflated, Scientologists claim 3 million members in the U.S. and another million abroad. Until now the courses have been offered aboard the 3,300-ton yacht Apollo, the roving residence of Scientology's founder, L. (for Lafayette) Ron Hubbard, 65. Rarely photographed or seen by outsiders, Hubbard turned up briefly in Clearwater last month, portly, in apparent good health and decked out in a khaki jumpsuit...
...provides that an uncontested divorce could be granted. A divorce would not imperil Margaret's standing in the succession, her $70,000 annual allowance, or her other royal perquisites-so long as she did not try to remarry. If she did, she would have to renounce any claim to the crown and the titles and privileges that accompany...
...hint of recognition" of the P.L.O. Nonetheless, it was a notable change in tactics for Israel, which boycotted last January's Security Council debate on Middle East problems precisely because the P.L.O. was admitted as a full participant. This time Israel was aware that the P.L.O. would claim to represent the increasingly restive 650,000 Arabs on the West Bank who have lived under Israeli rule since...