Word: june
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From the Israelis' point of view, the problem stemmed less from duplicity than from the confusion of recent events. In late June, when it had appeared that the Middle East peace negotiations were seriously and perhaps permanently stalled, Begin and his senior colleagues had indeed approved a secret plan to build the villages. Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon, a strong advocate of settlements, quietly went about the task of asking the various kibbutzim movements for volunteers. Soon the opposition Labor Party learned of the plan, and so did the press...
...Begin looked forward to a happier event: his 65th-birth-day celebration later in the week, at which he was to host an open house for hundreds of relatives, friends and colleagues. In truth, he had a lot to celebrate. His health was greatly improved following an attack last June of pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart. Moreover, his political popularity appeared to be rising again; the hopes of the Israeli public had clearly been buoyed by news of the Camp David summit...
...credit vote. After the Pell measure was okayed, Oklahoma Republican Henry Bellmon chided his colleagues, declaring: "I cannot imagine why we would pass two bills on two successive days to accomplish essentially the same objective." As it happens, the House-which approved its own $1.1 billion tax credit package June 1-has the President's proposal buried in committee. Its chances of passage seem...
...reach new records in 1979, above last year's peak of 8.7 million bbl. a day. These projections have not been lost on the OPEC nations. Although they agreed to continue the cost of crude oil at its present $13 per bbl. when they last met in June, there have been signals from OPEC oil ministers that they may meet again as early as next month to jack up the price about 5%. To the present $42 billion cost of the U.S.'s annual oil imports, that would add $2 billion...
...cause of all this commotion is Evita, a pop opera that opened to rave reviews in late June. A hotter West End commodity than either A Chorus Line or Annie, this song-and-dance account of Argentine First Lady Eva Perón (1919-52) may be the biggest London smash since Jesus Christ Superstar opened there six years ago. Like Superstar, which will soon pass Oliver! to become England's alltime longest-running musical, Evita is the creation of Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyricist Tim Rice. Both shows also share a producer, Robert Stigwood, who is best...