Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Following his 1974 rejection from U.C. Davis Medical School and 11 other medical schools, Bakke sued U.C. Davis for allegedly discriminating against him in its admissions practices by accepting minority students who were less qualified than Bakke. When the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bakke, U.C. Davis appealed to the Supreme Court...
When Carter lands in the Nigerian capital of Lagos, the talk will turn to geo-political issues. The President considers Nigeria to be a key mediator in African security problems, especially in southern Africa. Nigerian Chief of State Lieut. General Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a strong stand in favor of peaceful accession to black majority rule in the white-dominated southern region...
Thus, as Congress recessed last week for a ten-day vacation, Democratic leaders were confident that they had no chance of losing their 68-to-32 Senate majority in favor of the Panama Canal treaties. The first treaty, giving the U.S. the right to defend the canal's neutrality after it is ceded to Panama, was ratified two weeks ago. The second treaty, turning over the canal to Panama by the year 2000, will be voted on no later than April 26, and perhaps as early as April...
...special relationship" with Israel, his policy initiatives have made it harder and harder for Jews to see the evidence of that commitment. Last March he became the first U.S. President to call for a "homeland" for Palestinians, instantly raising the question of whether he was beginning to favor the creation of a Palestinian state on the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Later he joined with the Soviet Union in endorsing "the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people." Through it all, the White House has seemed-to Jews at least-to be leaning far more heavily on Israel than...
Doctors explain that, compared with a difficult forceps delivery, in which the baby's soft skull may be squeezed and the brain damaged, a caesarean is far more likely to produce healthy youngsters. Improved monitoring techniques also favor surgery. Because machines can reveal almost instantly if the baby's heartbeat or position in the womb is abnormal, many doctors now automatically take the caesarean route when difficulties are encountered. As a result, risky breech births-in which the baby's head is not pointing downward and must be manipulated with instruments-are easily avoided...