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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Iraqis remain distrustful of the U.S., largely because of its support for Israel. They also complain that Washington, until 1975, gave covert support to a now quiescent Kurdish rebellion in northern Iraq. Though the Iraqis have been politically close to the Soviet Union for the past decade, there are signs today that they are moving toward a more independent course. One Iraqi official recalls that in 1972 Baghdad sold the Soviets some oil at bargain prices and agreed to be paid in rubles. The Iraqis later discovered that the Russians had turned around and sold the same oil in Western...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Iraq and Syria: A New Axis for Unity | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...bread that many families need,"John Paul cried: "It is not just, it is not human, it is not Chris tian." At Monterrey, he defended laborers' right to organize and protect their economic interests. In an obvious wetbacks who head for the U.S., he stated, "We cannot close our eyes to the plight of millions of men who abandon their homelands, and often their families, in search of work with no social security and miserable wages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: John Paul vs. Liberation Theology | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

Another ulcer-aggravating race featured Peter Fitzsimmons crossing the two-mile finish line .4 seconds before Cadet Grogan while Harvard's Eddie Sheehan followed close behind...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Cadets Capture Field Events To Destroy Crimson Thinclads | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...Bruins' Chuck Mack sunk several long-distance jumpers to keep the offensively impotent Brown five in the ball game. Mack's effort, along with 88 per cent team accuracy from the charity stripe brought the Bruins to within three, 33-30, as the opening period came to a close...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Cagers Dump Brown | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...meet was not even as close as the score indicates. Harvard won the first five events, and after Kent Ashwood's and Julian Mack's one-two finish in the 200-yd. individual medley, coach Joe Bernal's charges...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: CornellSunk, 66-45; Swimmers Now 8-0 | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

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