Word: directing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...greeting was not entirely accurate: Brazil's 131 million people had no direct voice in Neves' selection. Both the military, which had installed five army generals as President since a 1964 coup, and the departing President, Joao Figueiredo, insisted that the new leader be chosen by a 686-member electoral college made up of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and delegates from each of Brazil's 23 states. Despite that, Neves, the nominee of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, tallied 480 votes to 180 for the military-backed candidate of the ruling Democratic Social Party, Paulo Salin Maluf...
...Brazilian constitution provides for a six-year presidential term, but Neves has indicated that he will support direct elections for 1988. After the balloting, he called for a constituent assembly to redraft the constitution to permit a popular vote. Despite the limited election, it seems clear that Neves, who will take office on March 15, is a popular choice. A poll published Friday in O Globo, an influential Rio newspaper, showed that 66.6% of some 2,100 voters questioned in eleven state capitals said they had confidence...
...Quarterback Jack Kemp, for one, swore he could make it back to Washington aboard a "red- eye" airline flight. ABC News and Sports Chief Roone Arledge, overseeing his network's first Super Bowl telecast, lined up a corporate jet for an overnight trip to Washington, where he planned to direct the network's Inauguration coverage...
Last week's attack, especially the brief incursion into Thailand, drew a predictable response from Washington, which termed the intrusion "deplorable." In Peking, the Chinese government issued condemnations of "the crimes of aggression committed by the Vietnamese," but refrained from making any direct threats against Hanoi. Despite reported Chinese troop movements over the past few weeks along the Sino-Vietnamese border, Peking does not appear eager to repeat its costly 1979 invasion of Viet Nam in order to relieve the pressure on its Kampuchean allies...
...Disease Control at Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control, there may actually be an advantage in childhood exposure to herpes. Says he: "Having herpes for the first time as an adult is more serious than having it as a child." Cates points out that herpes almost always spreads through direct contact with a lesion or saliva or other body fluids. Says he: "The risk of transmission in a school setting is negligible...