Word: discussants
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was due to be in London for three days this week, primarily to discuss the Rhodesian problem with the new British Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington. Both men will be scratching hard for some new ideas. Indeed, one Foreign Office veteran wonders if either Carrington or Vance will say to the other, "Have you thought up any dodge that I haven't thought...
...greeted with outrage and dismay in Taiwan. President Chiang Ching-kuo denounced the move as a betrayal, saying that never before had the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with an ally. Two weeks after the announcement, U.S. negotiators, led by Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher, arrived in Taipei to discuss a new relationship. Christopher and U.S. Ambassador Leonard Unger were slightly injured when their car was attacked by angry demonstrators and the windows shattered. Christopher promptly warned that the talks would be called off unless the government guaranteed the safety of his mission. Shocked by the unexpected violence, though...
...general principle of prime-time teaching: use the screen to get students' attention, then engage their intelligence with questions, study guides and sometimes scripts read as homework. Thereafter, Archie Bunker's layoff from his job on the loading dock can be used to prompt a class discussion of unemployment. An arrest by Starsky and Hutch helps illustrate constitutional guarantees like that of a suspect's right to counsel. The approach is being applied by different companies in slightly different ways. The CBS Television Reading Program helps student TV watchers to sharpen their logic and their language skills...
Despite a broad consensus among non-Government economists that prices will rise by at least 8% this year, Jimmy Carter and his chief aides have insisted that the inflation rate could be held to 7.4%. Now one Administration member has dared to discuss reality out loud. Testifying before the Senate appropriations subcommittee, Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal said that the rate of price rises in 1979 will be "at least 8% to 8.5%" and maybe "slightly higher...
...Friday, that must be Rosalynn Carter in Rome, tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain to ensure another trip to the Eternal City. With daughter Amy in tow, the First Lady made a whirlwind six-day tour of Geneva and Rome last week, meeting with World Health Organization experts to discuss mental health, and for 35 minutes at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II. Leaving the papal study in long dress and veil, the First Lady said: "He's such a wonderful person, it was a great thrill for me." The Pope was obviously moved as well. He gave...