Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with Arafat two weeks ago, the Egyptian President had agreed to take in some P.L.O. fighters. How many of Arafat's men might be stationed in Egypt was uncertain, and skeptical U.S. State Department officials said they knew of nothing resembling such an arrangement. If the report is correct, however, Jerusalem is certain to complain loudly that offering refuge to the P.L.O. would violate the spirit of the 1978 Camp David accords...
...Fitzsimmons of the Admissions Office proves correct in his optimism--the Class of '88 remains "extremely diverse," he says, with an unusually high yield among minorities. Fitzsimmons issued a special announcement "to thank Derek for letting us spend all that money on guns and phone taps...
...often assume more importance than the need to get complete information. Too often, interviews resemble inquisitions, and cute phrases take precedence over hard facts. I have marveled at how different a story turns out after it is rewritten from the wire-service account, even when the quotes remain absolutely correct...
...tente was an attempt to spin a web of agreements on arms control, trade and scientific and cultural exchanges that would give both sides a tangible stake in maintaining correct, if not exactly friendly, relations. Nixon and Brezhnev formalized the concept in 1972 by signing an agreement pledging each side not to seek a "unilateral advantage at the expense of the other." The Soviets have long accused the U.S. of violating the spirit of d�tente by encouraging Egypt to switch from Kremlin client to U.S. ally?for which there is no evidence?and by enacting the Jackson-Vanik amendment...
...Chief Henry Grunwald, Managing Editor Ray Cave and White House Correspondent Laurence I. Barrett. The President was pleased to concentrate on that subject, he said with a smile, because "there are a great many misperceptions out there about the situation now. As a matter of fact, if you correct the misperceptions, you 'II have an exclusive scoop." Highlights of the interview...