Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Becalmed for much of the summer, the Koreagate investigation suddenly lurched forward last week. Former Watergate Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, 71, who was appointed counsel to the House ethics committee in July, held his first meeting with the panel and declared bluntly, "I advise those who may believe that the investigation will blow over or prove fruitless to take a closer look." Then, threatening a contempt citation, he got close-mouthed Girl-About-Town Suzi...
...have law enforcement agencies been so slow in arresting Ervil? One stumbling block is that authorities have little solid evidence directly linking LeBaron to the murder conspiracies. Furthermore, since many potential witnesses are polygamists, they do not want to come forward and testify in public. Perhaps the greatest hindrance is outright terror. Says one suburban Salt Lake City investigator: "So many people are afraid of Ervil...
...conclusion would be: 'My God, what a civilization it must have been to build this!' " Many people, adds McCullough, feel that by relinquishing the canal "we are saying something profound about ourselves, that we have reached a turning point in our growth as a nation. Will we go forward as a people with our skills and great machines, or have we become a people who are pulling in and withdrawing...
...with World Bank President Robert McNamara, he headed directly for Sadat's lavish four-story seaside villa. As Vance approached, Sadat began opening his arms for the traditional Arab embrace with which he used to greet Henry Kissinger; he quickly checked himself when the very reserved American thrust forward his arm for a handshake...
...moonlight in overstuffed wicker chairs on the manicured lawn Vance and Sadat surveyed the Middle East situation for 3½ hours-more than twice as long as the American had anticipated. During the session, which was later characterized in American diplomatic phrases as "very useful" and "constructive," Vance put forward some of the proposals" he had brought with him from Washington. Among them: that the Palestine Liberation Organization be allowed to participate in a Geneva Peace Conference only after it recognizes Israel s right to exist; that the boundaries of Isarel be a matter for negotiation; that "real peace" include...