Word: directives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...saying that hostility is the answer. But clear, direct--and polite--explanations are probably the best responses to daily enoucters with racism or sexism...
When news of the scandal broke, much of the case against Bloch still consisted of statements from intelligence sources and evidence gathered by methods that might not even be admissible at a trial. Under U.S. law, direct evidence is required of the transfer to foreigners of damaging secret information. Sources claim that Bloch, 54, a 30-year State Department veteran, was photographed passing a briefcase to a known Soviet agent in Paris. Reportedly, the same agent later tipped Bloch off to the investigation: "A bad virus is going around, and we believe you are now infected...
...Palestine Liberation Organization. Asserting for the umpteenth time that he never had and never would, Shamir did admit that he has been holding "get-acquainted" talks with a Palestinian from the West Bank identified with the P.L.O. But, he insisted, "there's absolutely no negotiation with the P.L.O., direct or indirect...
...Minsk, capital of Belorussia, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, 43, was named apostolic administrator (acting bishop under direct Vatican jurisdiction), thus becoming the leader of the republic's 2 million Catholics. Kondrusiewicz, a former architect who attended seminary in Lithuania, has been a priest only since...
...Rainbow Platform also includes some more far-reaching proposals. It calls for direct elections to the rent control, planning and zoning boards, which currently are appointed by the city manager. It calls for revoking the controversial "buyout" clause in the new contract of City Manager Robert W. Healy, the city's chief executive, and recommends a critical review of Healy's performance...