Word: ens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...moment, U.S. policy on Iran was in a state of utter perplexity. One measure of how sensitive the situation was: neither Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, en route to the Middle East, nor most other high-level Administration officials wanted to say anything at all on the subject-on or off the record. Over the past few months, the U.S. has offered a variety of suggestions to the Shah, all designed to encourage him to press on with his liberalization campaign. For the long term, the Administration tends to favor the idea of a transition to constitutional monarchy in Iran...
...slaughter on Sixth Avenue, Manhattan's Network Row, was more a sign of desperation than desire, however, and the truth of the matter is that Silverman had only two choices: to kill the shows one by one or en masse. Freddie chose the latter, and off will go Lifeline, Sword of Justice, Dick Clark's Live Wednesday, Eddie Capra Mysteries, Grandpa Goes to Washington, Who's Watching the Kids? and David Cassidy-Man Under Cover. An old show, Project U.F.O. will also be dropped. Two programs, W.E.B. and Waverly Wonders had earlier been dispatched to Silverman Hill...
Every human ritual, after all, owns the ulterior intent of pressing people out of habituated everyday behavior. Just as a parade or fiesta is intended to tug people en masse onto the streets to see and celebrate who they are, so the rites of the winter holidays are aimed at prying people out of their diurnal' ruts into unaccustomed minglings, new communions, fresh gestures. The purpose of it all, undeclared and unsentimental, is to arouse a general reaffirmation of the commonality of life as the year's shortest day comes and goes. While emotionally fragile individuals may suffer...
Joel added three wins to the team tally, capturing the 50-yd. breatstroke and setting a new team record of 1:09.8 en route to victory in the 100-yd. The standout Yardling also claimed the laurels in the 500-yd. freestyle...
...lead seesawed back and forth in the second stanza. Wendy Carle, Harvard's steady all-Ivy stalwart, racked the boards en route to a 14-point (7-18 FG), 15-rebound night. But it was another veteran, senior Hildy Meyers, who sparked the Crimson when the going got rough...