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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Congressmen could hardly believe their ears. Joining a small group of legislators attending a White House dinner, the President was asked the inevitable question about Ted Kennedy and made an altogether unexpected reply. "Excuse me, what did you say?" asked a startled William Brodhead of Michigan. "I don't think the President wants to repeat what he said," interjected a worried Toby Moffett of Connecticut. "Yes I do," said a cocky Jimmy Carter-and then stated again, loud and clear, "If Kennedy runs, I'll whip...
Question: You are a miner. The Government has ordered you to attend a safety clinic, but has not paid your $500 in travel expenses. You are asked to take a multiple-choice quiz designed to relax the group. But it turns out that questions are based on off-color jokes. Given these facts...
...campaigned across the continent for his Socialist colleagues, had been considered the leading contender. In view of the center-right's strong showing, Veil was being touted by supporters as a more fitting choice. Former Belgian Premier Leo Tindemans, who heads the Parliament's powerful Christian Democratic group, meanwhile, was bidding for the informal post of majority leader of the coalition...
United by poverty, Third World nations have long called for a "new international economic order"-a grand transfer of wealth, resources and economic decision-making power from the industrial countries to the poorer lands. But lately, changes among Third World members have divided the once harmonious group into a company of often competing soloists. The divisions were apparent in Manila at the fifth meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD v), the forum where the developing countries present their complaints to the wealthier nations. After a month of sometimes heated dialogue, the conference ended last week...
...past quarter-century of uneven growth and the recent meteoric rise in oil prices have made the Third World a more disparate group of nations than ever. For many of them, the catchall appellation of less-developed countries (LDCs) has become outdated or at least incomplete. New subclassifications have become necessary: advanced-developing countries and least-developed countries; socialist LDCs and neocapitalist LDCs; non-oil LDCs and OPEC LDCs...