Word: hearings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...were tough and familiar: the return to Arab sovereignty of all territory (including East Jerusalem) conquered during the 1967 Six-Day War; a homeland for Palestinians on the West Bank and in Gaza. Yet far more important were the generous words of acceptance that few Israelis ever expected to hear from an Arab head of state, least of all in their own parliament...
...Sadat that if war broke out, his army would be devastated. Because of Sadat's frosty relations with Moscow, there was no longer a Soviet supply link; Egyptian forces had slipped badly in relation to the Israelis since the strike across the Suez in 1973. Now Cairo began to hear rumors that Menachem Begin was ready to use his hardware for a pre-emptive "war of annihilation" against Arab armies if the U.S. began putting too much pressure on Israel. Sadat's "American connection" carried with it an ominous danger...
Private housing, schools and small shops will be just outside the downtown area, within easy reach of a clear, trout-filled stream just north of the town. There, as one official notes, residents will be able to hear "the wind of the willow, the babble of Deception Creek." Most inspiring of all, on a clear day they will be able to look northwest and see McKinley -the peak that native Alaskans have always called Denali ("The Great One"). Comments City Planner Alan Rivkin of Washington, D.C., a consultant to the commission: "This new capital will be an embodiment of what...
...Tomjanovich, also 6 ft. 8 in., but 10 lbs. lighter, went down like a felled tree, his head striking the hardwood court with a thud. There he lay, unconscious, bleeding from the nose, mouth and ears. Says Referee Rakel: "The whole crowd came to a hush-you could almost hear a pin drop after they saw that man lying there. I hope I never have to witness such a scene again...
...Lynn Redgrave proves woefully incapable of that. She has the inspiring warmth of an undraped mannequin in a store window. Her metallic high-pitched voice seems to issue from some implanted accordion, and her stance and gestures suggest those of a badly coordinated puppet. She seems to want to hear her heavenly "voices," but perhaps the decibel count onstage is too high for that...