Word: losses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sullen mood of Dutch public opinion turned to raw anger, the government began to change its position. Interior Minister Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman insisted that the overriding need was for "restoration of law and order-that's what is No. 1-if in any way possible, without loss of life." By Friday evening the government decided to attack the train, after the leader of the hijackers, Max Papilaya, 24, refused any further contact with authorities until his demands were...
...effective as well as safe. But the FDA can control only drugs that cross state lines; the states are free to license those that are manufactured and used within their boundaries in spite of federal disapproval. In fighting against the drugs, federal health officials have suffered from their loss of some public respect following the false swine-flu scare and the FDA'S proposed restrictions on the sale of saccharin. The agency acted after the laboratory rats which were fed huge quantities of the substance then developed cancer...
Across the country, gay communities responded to the Miami defeat with angry marches. In San Francisco, 5,000 activists staged a noisy, impromptu three-hour parade downtown after hearing of the loss. In Chicago, about 175 men and women held a candlelight vigil at midnight. In New York, hundreds of homosexuals marched through Greenwich Village for two straight nights shouting "Gay rights now!" On both evenings, former Congresswoman Bella Abzug, who is running for mayor, calmed the crowds. Abzug, who supports the movement, urged the demonstrators to go home and get some rest: "It's a long fight...
...Vigor. Gay activists plan to press their drive for full civil rights with new vigor, posing complex legal and moral problems for the courts and lawmakers. So far, the loss seems to have had no effect on a bill breezing through the liberal Massachusetts legislature that would outlaw discrimination against gays in public employment. If enacted the measure would be the first such state law in the nation. In Washington, Congressman Edward Koch, who represents Greenwich Village, has rounded up 38 sponsors for a federal gay rights bill, but is skeptical of its prospects. Last week's vote didn...
...worn out." When his turn to vote finally came, he hesitated, then voted for continued regulation. But not enough of his colleagues went along. By a vote of 12 to 10, the subcommittee agreed to end control of gas prices. Lobbyist Berman had no time to mourn her loss. She was already on her way to the next big test, the House Commerce Committee, adding up pros, antis and swings along...