Word: kept
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...toughest decisions for the governor's staff were those that touched the lives of families. One woman's father died in bed yesterday, but she was unable to arrange immediately for the removal of his body. The Disaster Center kept in touch until a free ambulance could be assigned...
...another meeting with Dobrynin, on Jan. 17, and in two phone calls, Brzezinski kept pushing for more detail. Could the uranium on board reach critical mass and explode either on re-entry or on impact with the earth? It could not, Dobrynin insisted. Brzezinski signed a National Security Council directive alerting the CIA, NASA and the Defense and State departments to the probable re-entry of Cosmos 954. Special U.S. Air Force teams trained in radiation detection and decontamination techniques were alerted to fly to any impact site...
...delegation to Cambodia because of her pervasive prestige. Her mission was to persuade Premier Pol Pot to negotiate a settlement with Hanoi, but she failed. Though received with due pomp in Phnom-Penh, she was soon whisked out to view the 12th century ruins at Angkor Wat and otherwise kept occupied. After four days she reportedly cut short her visit and went home. Though her hosts may not have been paying much attention to her, she had obviously been listening to them. Back in Peking, she told French Premier Barre that China regarded Cambodia as a victim of "Vietnamese aggression...
Randy Erskine, 29, a fifth-year pro who must play in the rabbit rounds to gain a position in the opening-round field, concedes that exempt players kept him out of only two tournaments last year. But Erskine adds: "Without the lifetime exemptions, they could never play in a tournament. They're playing a major league sport, but they're playing like minor leaguers. Their scores show...
...other folks besides. John F. Kennedy Jr., who neglected to drop his name, was turned away. Aspiring Starlet Sunny Leigh, who claims that club personnel kept her outside the inner sanctum "violently and with great force," is suing Studio 54 for a cool $13 million. Even Dallas Cowboy Defensive End Harvey Martin, the terror of the Super Bowl, was stopped at the door. Now that's selectivity. Or a death wish...