Word: joining
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...argot as the "burrowing"-the background research. Fischer talked with Cornwell for 16 hours, both in London and at the author's farmhouse overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Cornwell lived up to his reputation as a rugged interview only when he jauntily insisted that Fischer join him on a "forced march" of three miles over the cliffs near his home...
Beyond that, the secret meetings were calculated to brighten Dayan's image. He would like to succeed Begin as Premier, but he has not had a secure power base since leaving the Labor Alliance to join the new government. Secret diplomacy can make influential friends as well as intriguing headlines. It can also provoke critics. "Our Foreign Minister," editorialized the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv last week, "has special talents in the sphere of thunderous secrecy. The entire world is always well informed about his timetable. Mr. Dayan creates too much ado about his secrets." Added a second newspaper...
...twelve major U.S. companies agreed to end segregation and promote fair employment practices in their South African plants. Last week the European Community agreed to a new code of conduct for European subsidiaries in South Africa. Although nonbinding, the code forbids wage discrepancies between races and allows blacks to join trade unions and join in collective bargaining. If the rules are observed, the economic impact on South Africa could be dramatic, although there is a danger that companies may simply raise the salaries of some black workers while abolishing the jobs of others...
...Anti-Institutionalists. This type either complains about the inevitable church politics, bureaucracy and fund raising or takes the line that you don't have to join a church to be a Christian. A subspecies labeled the Scandalized were turned off by the sheer proliferation of churches, each one claiming to be right...
...takes several weeks for a person to die from fasting, not a mere seven days. Insisted Biko's widow Ntsiki: "We just do not believe that a man like Steve would die of a hunger strike." In an attempt to answer the doubters, Kruger invited independent pathologists to join in an official autopsy, its results may not be released for several weeks...