Word: hitherto
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...just as the President seemed about to be given some respite, a new scandal exploded. Vice President Agnew, who had hitherto escaped the taint of Watergate, was officially informed that he was under investigation for allegedly taking kickbacks from contractors. With a mixture of shock and disbelief, many Americans wondered: "Who else? What next?" It was an unprecedented crisis of American leadership, and no one could say whether or when trust in that leadership could ever be restored. It seemed incredible that only a little over a year had passed since Nixon and Agnew had stood at Miami, waving acknowledgment...
Allende, who had hitherto been fairly scrupulous in allowing freedom of the press, angered many Chileans last week when he ordered the opposition Santiago daily El Mercuric closed for six days. Reason: the paper had printed a right-wing ad that the government considered seditious. Allende then overreacted to a bizarre little incident in which Army Chief Carlos Prats fired two shots at a woman motorist who had stuck out her tongue at him. Forcing the woman's car to a halt, the general pressed his revolver against her head and demanded an apology. When angry pedestrians...
...anti-torture campaign represents a broadening of its original mandate. A sort of Red Cross of political warfare, the organization has hitherto limited itself to seeking freedom for political prisoners round the world. Since its founding in 1961, it has taken up the cases of some 13,000 such captives; as a result of its efforts, more than 7,500 have been released...
...seems certain that the committee amendment will eventually be passed by the entire Senate. Almost as surely, both houses will eventually agree on a compromise version that will present President Nixon with a firm order from Congress to stop the fighting once and for all. Significantly, even hitherto loyal supporters of the President's war policy joined in the Senate committee vote. Rumbled New Hampshire Republican Norris Cotton: "As far as I am concerned, I want to get the hell...
...imposed martial law on Buenos Aires and Argentina's five most populous provinces. He also insisted that Campora, who had been conferring with Juan Peron in Madrid about the new government that is to take office May 25, return home to deal with "the new crimes." Campora, who hitherto had studiously ignored the military's recommendations and instructions, could not refuse this time. "I shall return on the first plane," he cabled Lanusse...