Word: generalizing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...wrote the foreword to the little red book and the lyrics to the song that hails Mao as "the Great Helmsman"; he is a skillful politician and a brilliant general as well. His name is Lin Piao, Defense Minister and Deputy Premier of China. He has been chosen by Mao Tse-tung to carry on his thoughts after Mao's death. For the past two years, Lin has in fact been...
...four profess to reject the concept of an imposed settlement, which is anathema to both Arabs and Israelis. Instead, the diplomats hope to draw up a list of recommendations that Jarring would then present to both sides. The four powers agree that all discussions should take place within the general context of the November 1967 Security Council resolution, which calls for the Arabs and Israelis to recognize each other's right to exist and seeks Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territories...
...part, General Juan Velasco Alvarado, the leader of the Peruvian junta, professes that he cannot comprehend why the U.S. is so upset. The seizure was legal under Peruvian law, he explains. Furthermore, according to the junta's charge, IPC still owes some $690 million for oil it "illegally" extracted. To the junta's way of thinking, it is Peru that should be angry. The U.S., says General Velasco, "is a just country. I cannot believe that the amendment will be applied...
...Nixon Administration would like to prevent a crisis by finding a way to avoid invoking the amendment. It has managed to extend the deadline for ending aid by five days. General Velasco could release the U.S. from its duty by agreeing to a negotiated settlement, but he can hardly back down under U.S. pressure without destroying his own reputation. It was largely because President Belaúnde had failed to crack down on IPC, and thus defy the U.S., that Velasco was able to whip up popular support for his military takeover. The support continues, as far as Velasco...
Nkrumah's spending and bribe taking led in 1966 to his overthrow by the military leaders. Lieut. General Joseph Ankrah became Ghana's new head of state, dedicated to reform. Ankrah and his followers pledged that they would "stamp out corruption" and their upright regime seemed to be doing just that. But last week Ankrah was also forced out of office. Reason: he took a bribe...