Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...consider letting outsiders see the hostages. Two NBC reporters were allowed to interview a captive Marine corporal, William Gallegos, 21, of Pueblo, Colo., touching off complaints from Administration officials and others about "TV diplomacy" (see PRESS). Despite Gallegos' assurances that "nobody's been mistreated," the interview heightened concern for the hostages...
State Department Spokesman Hodding Carter called Kennedy's remarks "unfortunate and not helpful." Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, said Carter, "regrets any such statement which shifts the focus of concern away from the hos tages and makes negotiations more difficult." Added White House Press Secretary Jody Powell, trying to sound restrained: "You can see how bloody my tongue is from being bitten...
...vindicated prophets are already riding high. Among them are Washington's Henry M. Jackson, who has fought a lonely battle for more U.S. power year upon year, Georgia's Sam Nunn, who saw a crisis coming and used the SALT debate to nudge the Government toward more concern, and New York's Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one of the preachers of the new reality. Jackson's phone has been ringing with callers urging him to get into the presidential race. Sam Nunn looked up at an aide last week and marveled at the sudden interest the media...
...fact, the real reason for the wall's demise was Peking's concern that unhindered free expression could lead to a snowballing of discontent against the regime. Earlier efforts to curb dissent-such as the arrest last spring of nearly 30 human rights activists-had only a temporary effect, as critical posters began to proliferate again during the summer. China's leaders have been reluctant to take overtly harsh measures against poster writing, having praised it as a "good thing" late last year. By removing democracy's centerpiece to a less conspicuous and more controlled location...
Dean Rosovsky told Faculty members yesterday he views the University's economic status in the next few years "with considerable concern and some pessimism...