Word: fated
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...them now free), almost invariably accused of participation in "clandestine hospitals" which would have treated pro-Allende casualties in the event of a Civil War. Journalists who worked in pro-Allende newspapers, magazines, radio or television stations have been imprisoned, killed or forced to seek asylum. A similar fate has met all leaders of the now disbanded Central Workers Union...
...fate of the statues aptly symbolizes the plight of the remaining whites, who have been given 90 days to decide whether to stay and accept Mozambican citizenship or get out. In one residential area of the capital, fully half the houses once occupied by whites stand empty; remaining neighbors dutifully switch on lights in unoccupied homes every night to discourage looters. One apartment in every three in white areas is for rent or for sale, but there are no takers. Before the coup in Lisbon 15 months ago, there were 220,000 whites in Mozambique, including 80,000 troops; today...
Nice Irony. Worried not only about Hills but about the fate of 700 other British citizens residing in Uganda, Britain's Labor Government dispatched to Kampala two royal envoys who seemed well-suited to the assignment: Lieut. General Sir Chandos Blair, 56, and retired Major Iain Grahame, 43, who were Amin's military commanders when he was a soldier in the now. disbanded King's African Rifles. When the envoys reached Kampala, they were greeted by a guard of honor and a military band. Amin was off at a rally in honor of African Refugee Day. This...
...well as cutting out $200,000 earmarked for athletics teams. Local businessmen have already pledged $175,000 to make up the difference. In San Francisco, Rock Promoter Bill Graham staged a concert that raised enough money to save the athletics programs for this year (TIME, March 17); their fate next year is still up in the air. But the school system will still have to fire 100 teachers. "You have to cut back somewhere," says Assistant Superintendent Fred Kennedy, "and the fact remains that 80% of a school budget goes toward personnel...
...character is remarkable. When his head is bowed, it is not in resignation but rather like that of a bull bloodied by the picador yet ready to charge again. Where the lines have Willy on the verge of whining, Scott roars out a défi to a malignant fate. Never has the father in Willy come across so forcefully. His boys Biff and Happy, finely played by James Farentino and Harvey Keitel, are inextricably involved with this man. They cannot ignore him since his passionate concern for them and their future is so movingly transparent. Only Teresa Wright...