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Word: directer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Leftfooted sophomore fullback John Sanacore ripped a direct kick past Terrior goaltender Howie Friedman with four minutes gone in the second half, after a B.U. back was called for pushing. The goal gave Harvard its third tie in eight contests and a 4-1-3 season record...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Ties B.U.; Sanacore Tallies in 1-1 Game | 10/20/1977 | See Source »

...trouble comes in the form of a beetle-shaped Soviet satellite about 10 ft. long and 3 ft. wide, equipped with very-high-frequency radio antennas and small, square infra-red scanners that work in tandem with radar to direct the killer toward its orbiting prey. The anti-satellite interceptor (ASAT) has a parabolic "dish" antenna that homes in on the target satellite and gets the ASAT - actu ally a space bomb - close to the target, where it detonates. The ASAT goes off like a super hand grenade, spraying the victim satellite with metal-piercing fragments. ASAT's main...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Targeting a Hunter-Killer | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

After a meeting with Egypt's Sadat in Cairo last week, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat notified his staffs in Beirut to devise some ways to get to Geneva, even if that meant less direct representation than they felt entitled to. Otherwise, he warned, they might miss a one-shot chance and be forced into another 30-year struggle for their rights. One thing was certain, however, despite the talk of compromise. "If any Palestinians try to go to Geneva without our approval," a P.L.O. official in New York told TIME last week, "they will be assassinated. We absolutely will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Geneva: Push Comes to Shove | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

...checked into the hospital complaining of exhaustion on Sept. 30. The hospital became, in effect, Israel's seat of government. Begin's three top assistants, along with his secretary, Yona Klimovizky, all moved into makeshift offices set up in the hospital's intensive care unit. Three direct phone lines were installed, including one secure line for long distance calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Governing from Intensive Care | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

...that my first statements were not correctly interpreted. I used an Afrikaans expression [Dit laat my koud] which meant that I was not emotionally involved, the same as if you would say to me that your aunt died yesterday. I would simply say, "Well, I'm sorry." The direct translation into English sounds a little bit callous, but I only meant to say that I was neutral. I feel sorry for any person's death. But you understand, I'm not emotionally involved; I was not a particular supporter of Mr. Biko. I knew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: I Must Keep This Country Safe | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

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