Word: defendents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Israeli army perhaps constitutes the crux of the program's message. Volunteers consistency describe the soldiers and the bases as "informal," even "gentle" in away, to the point where Gen. Davidi can make the claim that "we have a non-militaristic army, one which is designed solely to defend Israel...
...necessarily discriminate against blacks. A study of nearly 200 state elections in Texas, for example, did not disclose a single instance of a candidate's losing because of his race or ethnicity. Georgia Democratic Party Chairman Bert Lance says he is prepared to "go to the wall" to defend the system. Party leaders have a more immediate concern: that Jackson will angrily stalk out of the convention if his demands are not met, taking with him the Democrats' chance to win back the White House...
...News, the struggle to defend its controversial 1982 documentary The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception appears to be, like the war itself, a conflict of attrition fought on more than one front. It is still several months before the $120 million libel suit that General William Westmoreland filed against the network as a result of the broadcast is scheduled to come to trial. But last week CBS was engaged in a heated exchange with Macmillan, the publisher of a new book about the documentary, titled A Matter of Honor...
...News, which for the first time has hired an outside public relations consultant, John Scanlon, to defend it, countered with a barrage of letters and rebuttals from Wallace, Crile and others, charging that Kowet had engaged in "pure invention" and "grotesque distortions." Among CBS's accusations: Kowet had reported as quotations more than 100 conversations without Actually talking to any of the CBS employees involved; he had fabricated an alleged telephone call in which Wallace was said to have enlisted the help of A.M. Rosenthal, executive editor of the New York Times, in downplaying critical coverage of the documentary...
Aides to Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) said yesterday that the senator is considering making a contribution to the Harvard Rugby Football Club. The club needs $10,000 for airfare to Monterey, Calif. to defend its spot in this weekend's national intercollegiate rugby championships...