Word: easts
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...Moscow, the U.S. and the Soviet Union prepared for another round of talks aimed at reaching a solution to Middle East tensions. Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and leader of the U.S. delegation to Moscow, called the increase in hostilities a "very serious matter." There were signs that the Soviets were equally disturbed by the stepped-up activity in the area...
HOWEVER elusive a U.S.-Russian agreement on the Middle East seems, the important fact remains that the world's two major powers continue to meet in an effort to ease the region's tensions. In a major policy statement to the Supreme Soviet last week, Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko indicated that Moscow would like to expand such efforts into other areas. The speech was a broad appeal for a constructive and friendly relationship with the U.S. While it offered no dramatic assurance of any substantial change in Soviet aims or attitudes, Gromyko's tone was more conciliatory...
...deteriorating situation in the East may be the main motivation for Russia's attempts to avoid trouble in Europe and the Middle East...
...prove that ancient Egyptians may have planted their culture in the New World, sounded a good deal less optimistic than they did during the first stages of his two-month voyage. The Norwegian adventurer and his six-man crew reported their position in the Atlantic as 1,000 miles east of Martinique and still on schedule, which calls for a landfall somewhere along the coast of Central America late next month. Heyerdahl said that everyone was "working desperately." As an escort vessel put out from Martinique, he radioed: "It's a question of how long we can keep going...
...East Boston District Court last week, Dudley's lawyer argued that the charge of disturbing the peace has traditionally been brought only against those who are "inciting violence or making a loud outcry." Eleven witnesses testified that none of the other passengers had been upset by Dudley's remarks...