Word: dismissal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with many foreign affairs, it is all too easy to dismiss Biko's murder as something distasteful, but far away. The South African tragedy, however, extends far beyond the borders of the bantustans such as Soweto; in fact, through American companies with operations there, it reaches all the way back to investors in this country, up to and including Harvard. The presence of these U.S. dollars propping up Vorster's government--directly or even indirectly--mocks the concepts of justice and equality...
...with many foreign affairs, it is all too easy to dismiss Biko's murder as something distasteful, but far away. The South African tragedy, however, extends far beyond the borders of the bantustans such as Soweto; in fact, through American companies with operations there, it reaches all the way back to investors in this country, up to and including Harvard. The presence of these U.S. dollars propping up Vorster's government--directly or even indirectly--mocks the concepts of justice and equality...
Skeptics and optimists may dismiss these views as the ursine musings of just another gold fanatic. But it should be remembered that Nick Deak is a survivor-of wars, inflation and collapses on two continents over half a century-and in difficult times, perhaps the survivors can offer us a lesson...
...Administration's first mistake was to underestimate O'Neill's sense of propriety. By the time Moore got an appointment to see O'Neill, the decision to dismiss Griffin had already leaked out. When the Speaker asked Moore about the rumors, he replied: "There is going to be a showdown, and the President is going to back Solomon." O'Neill asked specifically whether it was true that Solomon was going to call in Griffin the next day and fire him. "I don't know what you're talking about," Moore said...
Quite a few Ford executives were in a nervous and edgy mood. Company spokesmen denied speculations that a purge of Iacocca's supporters was imminent. They also denied a report that Henry Ford may dismiss three of the company's outside directors because they had held private talks with Iacocca when he was trying to line up their support in the crucial weeks just before he was sacked...