Word: combatancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...account of sex"?made many voters, especially women, nervous. The anti-ERA lobby, led by Phyllis Schlafly?a conspicuously liberated woman who at 51 is working for a law degree?conjured up the prospect of unisex public toilets, an end to alimony, women forced into duty as combat soldiers. In fact, the effects of the ERA are not known, and some constitutional lawyers argue that it would be better to rely on specific antidiscrimination laws rather than on an amendment that might have unpredictable social results...
...cartons of cigarettes at a time for a profit of $15,000. Vending machine companies, restaurants and motels controlled by the Mafia can be easily persuaded to retail the cigarettes. The seven states and New York City are hoping for a $750,000 federal grant to help them combat the crime, but they know it won't be easy. Contraband cigarettes are even sold occasionally in Harrisburg's North Office Building, headquarters of the Pennsylvania state revenue department...
...more than 6,000 combat troops that Cuba has provided at the Russians' bidding are led by no fewer than seven officers with the rank of brigade commander (roughly equivalent to brigadier general). They are believed to include Senen Casas Reguiero, who was first deputy minister of the Cuban armed forces and chief of the general staff, and his brother Julio, a top logistics expert...
Shero and his N.H.L. colleagues say they are not planning any special changes to combat the Russian style of play. They will rely instead on the strengths of home-grown hockey: better body checking and a generous supply of personal flair and determination. The Russians, despite-or because of-their rigid system, apparently envy those qualities. "We are very disappointed that Bobby Orr won't be playing," says one Soviet hockey official, speaking of the Boston Bruins' peerless but injured defenseman. "He is perhaps the greatest player of all time...
...unrest created by harsh working conditions, especially in the factories: hours are long (averaging 48 a week in Korea, 54 a week in Taiwan), pay is low ($50 per month starting wages in Korea, $35 in Taiwan), and unions, insofar as they exist, have little power to combat managerial excesses. But this is typical of all countries in the early stages of industrialization. "There is criticism that we are exploiting labor with low wages," says Korean Deputy Prime Minister Nam Duck Woo. "But in my view, the first stage is getting the economy going; the next stage is to consider...