Word: closedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Behind closed doors, there was sharp debate among the NATO leaders over what stand the alliance should take on Africa. West Germany, France, Belgium and the U.S. were said to support some form of counteraction to the Soviet involvement, perhaps along the lines of the limited U.S. airlift that ferried...
If any doubts persist about the extent of the Cuban involvement with the Katangese, it may be in part because the rebels' history is so murky. Escaping from Katanga in the mid-1960s following the collapse of a separatist movement led by the late Moïse Tshombe, they initially supported...
Squeezed for cash because of overinvestment and declining earnings, Gulfs chiefs have been wielding a heavy ax to cut costs, jettison losing properties and clear a path out of past mistakes. The company's fleet of planes has been reduced from six to three, and the executive dining room has...
More than 1000 people gathered outside Pusey library on April 23, the date of the closed Corporation meeting that would decide Harvard's stock policy for the year. Some protesters, dismayed by the Corporation's failure to announce its decision immediately, surrounded President Bok as he tried to make his...
Of course, every job has its surprises: Gibson was one of the employees unable to enter her office when students protesting Harvard's investment in firms operating in South Africa closed University Hall in late April. It was an "eventful" week, Gibson recollects but it didn't stir up conflicts...