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Word: local (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Moscow to the Russian Orthodox Church in Israel, the sole building in that country allowed to remain in Soviet hands after Israel's 1967 break with the U.S.S.R. Accompanying the Patriarch on his mission, as usual, is a squad of KGB agents bearing communications equipment and funds for local agents. Vladimir Ribakov, the administrative manager of the church in Jerusalem, is the KGB's chief agent in Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: KGB: Russia's Old Boychiks | 2/6/1978 | See Source »

Lenny Gamache, Ackermann's press secretary, said the candidate had no speeches planned yet, but that she plans to visit local groups and city officials throughout the state...

Author: By Earle Giovanniello, | Title: Ackermann Opens Headquarters In Possible Gubernatorial Bid | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

...urge the UFW local reps to reconsider their stance. Now is a time for effective positive reinforcement of UFW solidarity, not for the proverbial "sour grapes" attitude. Dirk Coburn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Gallo Boycott | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

...article went on to explain that the U.S. Air Force base at North Truro--where local hangliders fly into airspace around the base--operated on a peak power output of ten megawatts of microwave radiation. The Air Force itself drew an official danger zone within an 800-ft. radius of the three radomes--units which emit microwave radiation for radar beams...

Author: By David Dahlquist, | Title: The Microwave War | 2/2/1978 | See Source »

...homosexuals and repeal laws that regulate the private sexual behavior of consenting adults. It urges the church to work against "homophobia," the fear and loathing of homosexuals. But agreement only went so far. A conservative minority, consisting of Lovelace and two other theologians, an expert in ethics and a local pastor, filed a 19-page report. It urges the forthcoming General Assembly to interpret the church constitution as banning practicing homosexuals from the clergy and the lay offices of elder and deacon, though accepting homosexuals who remain celibate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Homosexuality and the Clergy | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

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