Word: givings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...immediately on the missile decision. They also pointed out that the Iran crisis had reawakened the U.S. to the dangers to its own security, and they emphasized that for the solidarity of the alliance, the European members should be visibly responsive to the Iran problem. NATO members did indeed give Vance a statement of support on Iran, though it was not the strong endorsement of U.S. policy he had sought...
Foreign Office advisers nevertheless felt that the odds for a comprehensive agreement were still better than even as informal contacts continued. Nkomo remained anxious for a settlement, they believed, though Mugabe was holding fast to a hard line. The question was whether he would give in to the pressure of neighboring African states, whose leaders are reportedly urging their Patriotic Front wards to conclude a truce. One hopeful sign: both Nkomo and Mugabe said they would stay on in London...
...resigned in protest. The Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor questioned NBC's news judgment. CBS and ABC up braided NBC for violating a standard TV news canon against awarding terrorists an unedited platform for their views. "That is a right we don't even give the President of the United States," insisted CBS News President Bill Leonard. Said ABC News President Roone Arledge: "It was not television's proudest moment...
...Americans in Tehran are rescued, says Dr. Hubbard, they will need a medical-psychiatric debriefing and months of care. "Six weeks after they're back in the country, nobody will remember who they are or give them the time of day. That's just about the time the psychological wound will show up, like an unrecognized broken bone...
...comet called Tempel 2 and follow it for a year. During that time, it will continually observe all the changes the comet undergoes as it makes its fiery hairpin turn around the sun and heads off into space again. Then the craft will maneuver toward Tempers head and perhaps give it a parting nudge to see how solid...