Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Your article calling for the return of the draft is an enormous step backward in the striving for a humane world. No renewal. American or other, should be based on blood. A man who specializes in killing other men-regardless of ideology-is an assassin. Forcing youths to do this is a crime...
...director Dr. Warren E. C. Wacker, who said that he was "very pleased" with the new draft, cited an improvement among law enforcement officers over the last ten years in "taking seriously women's complaints about what rape is, and not blaming the survivors for causing the crime." He said "The police in general are more sensitive. Now, if the criminal is caught, he's more likely to be prosecuted...
Until then, the signals had been disappointing. Sharing a key role with Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar bin Sultan, U.S. Envoy McFarlane helped to prepare a draft proposal that called for an end to hostilities, to be followed by a conference of all Lebanese factions. At such a meeting, the Druze, the Shi'ite Muslims and other groups would be able to press the Maronite Christians for a greater share of political power. Two weeks ago, the Syrians demanded that as part of the cease-fire agreement, the Lebanese government had to withdraw its army from the Chouf and promise...
Late last week, the announcement of a cease-fire was expected momentarily. The Lebanese Cabinet discussed a draft agreement Friday, and sent Lebanese Businessman Rafiq Hariri to Damascus with some minor changes. There was speculation that Gemayel would announce the agreement in a Friday-evening address marking the end of his first year in office...
Glenn, who has not yet seen the film, dismissed an early draft of the script given to him by NASA as "Laurel and Hardy in space," but now he studiously refrains from speculating on the movie's impact. "It's out of my control," he says with a shrug. Glenn nonetheless appreciates the value of his image, film or no film. He is absenting himself from the gala opening of The Right Stuff in Washington on Oct. 16, evidently recognizing that it would be unseemly to exploit the movie so blatantly. After all, it would just...