Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...question arose whether Carter had yielded authority to Hamilton Jordan, Charles Kirbo and Jody Powell. Or had he harbored for months dark impulses to clean out his Cabinet, even while posing in an aura of human kindness? While the purge was going on, the President went out into the Rose Garden to meet with the Future Farmers of America. "Some things don't change," he said softly. "The fundamentals don't change - love within a family, honesty, friendship among people, the desire for peace, respect for one another, the beauty of nature and genuine patriotism based on confidence...
...over one of the President's more modest steps to conserve energy: his proclamation requiring most public and commercial buildings in the nation to be cooled to no lower than 78° F this summer. Although health experts assert that such a temperature is within an acceptable human "comfort range," the moaning over this minor inconvenience was widespread...
...those charged with "grave crimes" or "genocide" would not be covered by that pledge. To back up that guarantee, the junta also agreed to a proposal originated by Washington's special envoy, William Bowdler, that the Organization of American States would be invited to monitor the protection of human rights. Satisfied with the junta's promises, Washington pledged to support the new regime. Said Bowdler: "You are now the government of Nicaragua...
...claimed, had been left behind in Nicaragua. Before sailing off on a vacation to the Bahamas, Somoza said that he planned, as a private citizen, to carry on the fight against those who ousted him. "I don't feel morally defeated," he said. "I stepped down because of human compassion. I hate to see my people being killed...
Violating the no-politics rule of the conference, China's Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Wenjin accused Hanoi of "militarism, genocide, creating and exporting refugees, causing human disasters and spreading anti-Chinese sentiment in Southeast Asia." Although China claims to have accepted 230,000 refugees, Zhang offered to take an additional 10,000 "if they choose to come." He also pledged $1 million for U.N. refugee relief...