Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The careers of Wallace and Johnson have been intertwined since their years together at the University of Alabama law school, where Wallace was considered liberal and Johnson an aristocratic conservative. Wallace grabbed headlines in 1959, when, as a lameduck state judge he made a public show of defying a Johnson...
In the meantime, reports TIME Jerusalem Correspondent David Halevy, the secret Israeli operation began in May 1976 when three Israeli missile boats sailed from Haifa to Jounieh Bay, near the Christian "capital" north of Beirut. Aboard one boat was Yitzhak Rabin, then the Israeli Premier, and his Defense Minister, Shimon...
In the U.S., Blumenthal's policy drew fire from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Arthur Burns. Testifying before the House Banking Committee, Burns contended that the U.S. has a responsibility "to protect the integrity of our currency"-an apparent call for intervention in money markets to keep the dollar'...
Wild Pony. At first it seemed doubtful whether the army would allow Bhutto to take part in the election campaign. But at week's end, Zia emphasized that the former Prime Minister was free to participate. In fact, added Zia, "I hope he will come back and stand for...
Soviet Intervention. Back at Libreville, what was notably missing from the OAU summit was the customary volume of anti-West rhetoric. In a stunning departure from tradition, Sudanese President Jaafar Numeiry, whose country used to be a Moscow ally, attacked Soviet intervention in Africa. He thundered: "Socialist imperialism will only...