Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...along the roadside if they were too weak to walk. At the camps, Cambodians of all ages were forced to work from dawn until after dusk planting rice. Families were separated, Buddhism abolished as the state religion and virtually every trapping of civilization disappeared: postal services, telephones, currency, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly...
...I.R.A. as freedom fighters: The present I.R.A., the Provisional I.R.A., bears no relation whatsoever to the I.R.A. that existed in the early 1920s and before our war of independence. They have been outlawed by successive Irish governments. We abhor entirely the manner in which they are pursuing their activities-placing bombs in crowded areas, killing indiscriminately, doing acts of violence that make Irish people ashamed. These men are not fighting for a united Ireland; they are maintaining the division of Ireland-the fear and bitterness that exist in the North. It is brutal and horrific gangsterism...
...year ago, Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act, which in the name of free market economics all but stripped away the bureaucracy that had controlled and coddled the U.S. air travel industry for 40 years. Generally, the skies were opened to many new carriers, and operators were given unprecedented freedom to change routes, flight schedules and even their fares. Result after twelve months: a spurt of competition that has brought benefits for travelers as well as some headaches, but that may be cut short by new financial woes afflicting the industry...
...event to commemorate those people who died struggling trying to win justice and freedom for others," Kenneth L. Rankin '80-3, a member of the executive board of the BSA, 'said yesterday...
Bergenheim said the many controversies at B.U. demonstrate the university's academic freedom. "How could those five professors make these irrational statements if what they said were true? If John Silber had the power to whip people into line, they would have been whipped out of line a long time ago," Bergenheim said