Word: honored
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...held a bullhorn to his mouth and shouted: "I am a representative of [Prime Minister Mehdi] Bazargan. Don't shoot. Orders from Khomeini." His bullhorn was not working. Almost nobody heard him, but he went on shouting: "This shooting is a conspiracy against Khomeini. Stop shooting. For the honor of the country, please stop...
...trouble and uncertainty for Western nations. Higher fuel prices and some scarcities are inevitable in the U.S. President Carter warned that though the situation created by the Iranian cutoff is "not critical" yet, it "certainly could get worse." He said that the difficulties might be manageable if Americans "honor the 55-m.p.h. speed limit, set thermostats no higher than 65° and limit discretionary driving." Otherwise, the President added, "more strenuous action" would be needed to curb fuel...
Hope wanted to honor American youth and came up with the awards idea himself, a spokesman said yesterday. Hope personally chose Vaillancourt for the sole academic award given, the spokesman said...
...Soviet statement yesterday warned China to stop its invasion of Vietnam "before it is too late" and said the Soviet Union "will honor its obligations" under its treaty with the Vietnamese, which provides for "consultation" in the event that one of the signatories comes under attack...
...could really deter and stop the flow of questioning was to show a commitment to death," remembers Stockdale. "I don't think that I intended to die, but I intended to make them think that I was ready to die." That act earned him the Medal of Honor...