Word: defend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...subjected to some discrimination. Shortly after the war ended, Major General Adeyinka Adebayo, the army's second-ranking officer, vowed that the Ibos, having lost the war, would not be permitted to win the peace. Many Nigerians, both in and out of the federal government, seem determined to defend those words. Most Ibos who held civil service jobs outside the East Central state before the war have been unable to win them back, even when no other qualified Nigerians are available to fill them. The East Central state is occupied by two federal army divisions, and it receives...
...contends that he did not intend to, and that both the conference and his new organization can function without conflict. Says Jackson: "We have the same goals. Now we can both work to expand on those goals in the interests of black and poor people everywhere." He refuses to defend himself against S.C.L.C. charges and innuendos. Among other things, S.C.L.C. has ordered an audit of the Breadbasket books, and refuses to accept Jackson's resignation. When Jackson quit, he insisted that all assets be turned over to S.C.L.C.: "We will take nothing that was raised under the name Breadbasket...
...being waged by bearded Sikhs wearing khaki turbans, tough, flat-faced Gurkhas, who carry a curved knife known as a kukri in their belts, and many other ethnic strains. Mostly, the action was confined to border thrusts by both sides to straighten out salients that are difficult to defend...
Dissatisfaction. Were the Communists about to invade Phnom-Penh? Not likely. Their aim, rather, seemed to be to force the Cambodians to move troops back to defend the capital and give up their road-clearing operations, leaving the countryside clear for the collection and movement of supplies. In Kompong Chhnang province northwest of Phnom-Penh, the Communist forces buy rice and fish from farmers at below-market prices, and transport the supplies to combat units by several routes. As long as such routes are open, the Communists are expected to content themselves with harassing government positions and attempting to organize...
Harvard will miss Floyd Lewis on the boards; Lewis is out for a week with a badly sprained ankle. Brian Newark will start at center, with James Brown and Tony Jenkins, who will defend against Jim Schnurr (the Crusaders' top scorer), at the forwards, and Jim Fitzsimmons and Jean Wilkinson at the guards...