Word: dangerously
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Increasing numbers of crimes," said Nixon, "are being committed by persons already indicted for earlier crimes, but free on pretrial release. Many are now being arrested two, three, even seven times for new offenses while awaiting trial." He called for pretrial detention of recidivists whose release presents "a clear danger to the community...
...assure that Africa's new governments would do a better job of preserving game than their colonial predecessors had. For the past four years he has headed the nonprofit Conservation Foundation, which, under his leadership, addressed its educational and research programs to increasingly broader fields (waste disposal, the danger of pesticides, hunger...
...warheads would be intercepted by Spartan missiles outside the earth's atmosphere. If any got through, back-up Sprint missiles would be launched to catch them seconds before they reached their target. The Pentagon contends that the resulting blast would be negligible, but radioactive fallout would be a danger. Critics argue that the Chinese will still not be a serious threat in the 1970s and that the $5 billion Sentinel network is the first step toward a $50 billion "heavy" system designed to protect the U.S. against a Soviet missile attack...
Presumption of Rationality. The Israelis see the Russian proposal as a trap, since any imposed settlement would put out of reach their goal of a peace treaty negotiated directly with the Arabs. In essence, the Israelis contend that their extended borders vastly lessen the danger of war: the Arabs are not in a position to fight, and Israel, with defense in depth, has no need to hit first as it did in 1967. Israel's argument is convincing, except for its presumption of rationality on all sides...
After Nigeria the mission will fly to Biafra from the Portuguese island of San Tome. "We'll fly at night because the Nigerians, who have a lot of Russian planes, usually bomb the Biafran airport by day," Mayer said. "I'm quite aware of the danger of this mission--going in and out of a war is very dangerous," he added...