Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. Few Western observers would quarrel with the selection of Sadat, whose courageous mission to Jerusalem last November had set the stage for the tumultuous peace drive that followed. But in its attempt at even-handedness in naming Begin to share the honor and the $173,700 in prize money, the committee (see box) made a questionable choice in timing if not in judgment...
...should be accused of being precipitate?peace, after all, is not quite at hand?it issued a citation reminding the world that its new laureates still had a long road to travel in their search for brotherhood. The purpose of the awards, said the committee, was "not only to honor actions already performed in the service of peace, but also to encourage further efforts to work out practical solutions." Both the winners had awaited the announcement with mounting excitement, and both pronounced themselves delighted...
...scheduled ten-minute stop at Mbeya, a major station on the line, consumed four hours. About 300 yds. down the track from Mbeya, the train ground to a stop for two more hours, blocked this time by a derailed locomotive that lay sideways across the track, attended by an honor guard of solemn onlookers. Passengers transferred to another train on the other side of the locomotive. Ragged local children, helping to transfer luggage, amassed undreamed-of fortunes in tips...
...winning is definitely important to Captain Nemo, as Meyer has been dubbed in honor of his pet snake, and his greatest contribution to the team may be in this area. "Mark is a winner," senior team member Guy McRoskey said, "and his attitude has rubbed off on the rest of the team...
...Jimmy wasn't talking about Massachusetts issues on Saturday, and neither were the people watching him. They came to the rally to see the president of the United States, many because they had never seen a president before, and many because a presidential visit is always an honor. As the plane touched down at Hanscom field early in the afternoon, a cry went up from the small crowd waiting patiently. "Oooh--Isn't it beautiful?" they said. Air Force One taxied around the tarmac, and stopped just in front of the portable steps that motored out to let him disembark...