Word: loyal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...major address, Hungarian Party Leader János Kádár reassured the Russian guests that his country would remain Moscow's loyal ally. Hungary, he said, "rejected all forms of anti-Soviet attitudes." Kádár also has no intention of frightening the Russians by allowing, as the Czechoslovaks did, the emergence of press and artistic freedom and the growth of a political opposition. Nonetheless, he has sanctioned an easing of the political climate by encouraging nonparty members to run for office under the auspices of the Communist Party...
...Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin, who hurried to Cairo for Nasser's funeral with his Deputy Defense Minister in tow, ordered a number of Russian moves to shore up Sadat. A new Russian military command was established, and Soviet "advisers" serving with the Egyptian army were directed to develop loyal cadres of Egyptians, who would take over-and report to the Russians-in the event that the Egyptian command structure was punctured by a coup...
Nixon is taking a calculated gamble by encouraging the families of prisoners to organize and become more vocal. Under Johnson, Defense Department officials urged prisoners' wives to be loyal to military tradition by waiting in silence. They recognized that, once loosed, the POW question could quickly inflate into an emotional issue beyond the control of the Administration...
...Scout Troop 503 live in a ghetto of South Brooklyn, and they call themselves the "Black and Puerto Rican Stoners" to indicate that they are as hard and as solid as stone. Their uniforms are Army-type fatigues, combat boots and green berets. In addition to being "trustworthy" and "loyal," the Stoners promise to "have ethnic pride," and they pledge allegiance to the flag with clenched fists over their hearts. Their oath: "On my honor I will do my best to help my brother and sister at all times, and to help build up my community and my nation...
...Gordon. chairman of the Harvard College Fund, is a name for loyal alumni to take pride in. Gordon is a physical fitness enthusiast, chairman of one of Wall Street's most prestigious financial concerns, an Overseer of Harvard, and an ardent admirer of Erich Segal and President Nixon...