Word: greet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Surrounded by the classics and a pair of typewriters battered from the writing of 15 books in the past decade, the director of Chicago's Institute for Philosophical Research bounces forward to greet a visitor. "I had two ideas last night," booms Mortimer Adler. This is not a man whose ideas run to trivia. His latest work, "We Hold These Truths" (Macmillan; $16.95), examines the U.S. Constitution, tracking the concept of "rightful authority" back to the Greek statesman Solon, then bringing it forward to culmination in the Constitution's codification of the world's first federal republic. The logic...
...audience, many of the Czechoslovaks appeared to have turned out spontaneously. Some in the crowds said they hoped Gorbachev's reforms would soon reach them. On the first day, some 5,000 people packed the cobblestone streets in front of Hradcany Castle overlooking the Old Town of Prague to greet the fedora-wearing Soviet leader and his wife Raisa. Similarly warm groups met them as they dashed through a hectic schedule -- talks with officials, visits to the opera and a Soviet war memorial, and campaign-like walkabouts featuring handshaking, chatting and baby kissing. After two days in Prague, Gorbachev went...
...breach between the two leading members of the national- unity government grows wider, but Prime Minister Shamir tells TIME, "We are self- confident, and we know we are on the right track." -- Former President Carter calls for an international peace conference on the Middle East. -- Cheering crowds greet Soviet Leader Gorbachev during a visit to Czechoslovakia...
Henderson's two-run homer to greet Brewer reliever Mark Ciardi made it 6-2 in the third inning...
...Canadian commission recommended that the U.S. spend $5 billion to find cleaner methods for burning coal, the President promised to commit half that amount, $2.5 billion over five years. The belated gesture should smooth the way for Reagan's visit next month to Ottawa, where environmentalists plan to greet him with demonstrations...