Word: gathers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...condemned the bombing as a crime against humanity on the moral scale of such Nazi atrocities as the death camp at Treblinka. The equation with the Nazis outraged the Administration, which called in the Swedish ambassador to Washington to protest. Undeterred, Palme himself went to a department store to gather signatures on a nationwide petition to stop the bombing-to be sent to Nixon. On hearing that the bombing had been curtailed, he said: "I'm convinced the world's public opinion had a great deal to do with...
...annual meetings of India's ruling Congress Party are an incongruous mixture of Woodstock nation and revival meeting. Thousands of the party faithful from all over India gather for a few days in the sun-and hours of righteous breast-beating about the worthiness of the party. The sessions are mostly therapeutic, allowing delegates to blow off steam while remaining comfortably aware that none of the resolutions adopted will create any real changes in the life of the party or the nation...
...whisked by fast car from Schönefeld Airport to the Council of Ministers building for a hasty signing ceremony with East German State Secretary Michael Kohl. The event was carried live on West German television but not on Eastern broadcasts. Nervous party bosses forbade East Berliners to gather in the streets, apparently fearing politically embarrassing demonstrations of solidarity with West Germany...
...Correspondent Karsten Prager, the trip to the Colorado Rockies in search of Peter Seibert, creator of the Vail skiing complex, reached new heights in participatory journalism. Like other TIME correspondents round the globe, Prager had gone to the mountain to gather material for this week's cover story. Unexpectedly, he found himself an active participant-at 11,250 ft.-in one of the world's fastest-growing sports. Though first put on skis at the age of three, Prager had not set boot to binding for 26 years. His talks with Seibert provided all the inspiration he needed...
First there was the Corporation subcommittee. Any day now there should be an ACSR. And Thursday Harvard joined nine other colleges and several foundations in the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC), which will help institutions gather information on their responsibilities as shareholders...