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...keynote address opening the conference, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Robert Mugabe sought to sound a statesmanlike note. He expressed dismay at rising world military expenditures and attacked foreign interference in all parts of the world. Mugabe called for an end to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Viet Nam's occupation of Kampuchea, while attacking the U.S. for supporting Nicaraguan contras and rebels in Angola. He urged his fellow heads of state to provide economic aid if needed by the black African "frontline" states that are seeking to cut off trade with South Africa. In a television interview...
...1960s two Saltonstalls fought on the same side--in the protests against the Vietnam War--much to the dismay of a Republican senator relative...
Winston was hardly alone in her dismay. Though all three network morning ) shows are a mix of news and entertainment (Good Morning America is produced by ABC's entertainment division, while Today is a product of NBC News), the new CBS morning show will almost certainly have less news content than its predecessor. "Everyone is disheartened to see it go," says CBS Correspondent Bill Plante. "It doesn't contribute to a sense of stability in the network...
When the Fangs arrive in China, East meets West and, as expected, both learn a bit from each other. Fang replaces his jogging with Mr. Chao's workout, which is as much mental as phsyical; Lili adopts some of Paul's arrogance, to the dismay of her parents; and Paul remembers some of his childhood ping-pong expertise, eventually going head to head with Lili's beau in an area youth tournament...
...members had no promise of tenure, and the curriculum consisted--as it still does--of Socratic seminars, Great Books courses and the like. Instead of grades, students got written evaluations, and still do. The original student body of 1,000 included a fair number of hippie types, to the dismay of the down-home state legislature, which showed a recurring tendency to try to cut off funds. But Evergreen hung...