Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From his sanctuary in France, Ayatullah Khomeini, the exiled leader of Iran's Shi'ite Muslims, fueled those emotions by calling on his supporters to mount demonstrations "to denounce the crimes of the Shah." General Gholam Reza Azhari, Premier of the new military government, assured Iranians that they would be allowed to observe the holiday as usual so long as the demonstrations did not become political...
...nightfall on Nov. 16, a 100-man special operations force had moved into position to protect the palace, and Suárez had called in all his top military and police commanders and Defense Ministry officials. Meanwhile, two of the suspected plotters and a dissident general were arrested...
...Washington, officials seemed ready to accept Castro's amnesty proposal at face value. "Better behavior on human rights is bound to improve the climate," said a State Department Cuban specialist. In the past, Attorney General Griffin Bell, worried about possible infiltrators among amnestied refugees, has insisted on rigid and lengthy screening procedures. Castro mocked that cautious approach last week, arguing that "no U.S. Administration can deny these people." This time, Washington has said it will try to speed up the process...
...Premier is seated at a table in Rome's Palazzo Chigi. Opposite him are three grim labor leaders. They want an immediate $34 monthly pay increase for hospital workers; failing that, 2.5 million public employees will stage a sympathy strike, followed by a crippling one-day general walkout. After six hours of fruitless talks, the Premier has had enough. "No!" he declares angrily. The nation's inflation rate is at 12%. To breach wage guidelines with yet another raise for a major union would destroy the government's efforts to stabilize the economy. Startled by the Premier...
...deputy treasurer of the Liberals, and George Deakin, 35, and John Le Mesurier, 46, both friends of Holmes'. But the real focus of attention was Thorpe, who had spurred his moribund party into a powerbroker's position in the House of Commons after Britain's 1974 general elections-and then resigned as leader two years later, after Scott made a courtroom claim of his sexual liaison. Thorpe repeatedly denied the accusation, but the storm finally broke last August, when formal charges were laid against the quartet...