Word: factly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...enjoyed Paul Gray's article about Gelsey Kirkland and the "soaring" of American ballet. However, I was disappointed that he began his article by depicting ballet classes as places for "countless thousands of little girls." This ignores the fact that there are boys in some of those classes. And it discourages the parents of other boys who might be considering ballet classes for their sons...
...Senator Percy worried about our "poisoning our citizens"? Have these citizens considered the fact that they are breaking the law in the first place...
...Moro as an act of "revolutionary justice." Renato Curcio, now on trial in Turin for armed insurrection, shouted to those assembled in the crowded courtroom last week: "Perhaps you have not understood what has happened in these days or what will happen in the coming months for Italy!" In fact, everyone understood only too well. In murdering a man dedicated to the principle that people who differ could find common cause. Moro's assassins had neither divided nor conquered but united the nation in a new determination to preserve that vision...
...whether the U.S. should sell the Saudis the F-15 (see NATION ), the Israelis and others have argued that Saudi Arabia does not need so sophisticated a plane for defense purposes, and would be tempted to use it against Israel in the event of another Middle East war. In fact, most U.S. defense experts are convinced Saudi Arabia has very serious defense problems that could be partly alleviated by the sale...
...enormous progress in many areas for the Cuban people, and it ignited a beacon of hope for the rest of Latin America. But I am unhappy that political prisoners remain in Cuban jails. Huber Mators was not jailed, as Bell suggests, for "expressing disagreement" with Fidel Castro. He in fact started an armed revolt against the revolutionary government. Nonetheless, he should be freed and permitted to leave the country...