Word: maintained
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South African Prime Minister John Vorster made it clear from the beginning that his discussions with Kissinger would not deal with South Africa itself. If Vorster is determined to maintain white rule at home, he is also convinced, however, that it can no longer be upheld in either Rhodesia or Namibia. By agreeing to a transition to majority rule in those territories, he believes South Africa can gain enough time for itself to build lasting ties with its black neighbors. At Zurich two weeks ago, Vorster hinted to Kissinger that he was prepared to step up the pressure on Rhodesian...
Right now that budget is the Boylston Street staff's major headache. Smaller than that of most Ivy League athletic departments, Watson's crew has to operate and maintain all Harvard's facilities on $3 million--the same amount it had to play with three years ago, despite inflation and the additional expense of increasing facilities for women. So it isn't surprising that Watson keeps returning to the word "Spartan" in his description of the department...
...trustees say, has been instrumental in eliminating the pervading sense of mistrust--some would maintain it's healthy skepticism--that Radcliffe has traditionally felt when confronted by Harvard...
Belenko's flight began at the Sokolovka airbase, 100 miles east-northeast of Vladivostok, where the Soviets are believed to maintain squadrons of their best interceptor aircraft. According to his Japanese interrogators, Belenko had been planning his defection for two years. "There is no freedom in the Soviet Union," he told his interrogators. "Nothing has changed since the czars. It's a suffocating country. You can tell the truth only when drinking vodka with your friends." Furthermore, his marriage was breaking up; he was alienated from his wife and small child, and apparently felt that his defection would...
...July. Total payments to the jobless swelled from about $5.6 billion in fiscal 1974 to an estimated $18.3 billion in the 12 months ended last June 30 (see chart). In 21 states, unemployment funds have run dry, forcing the states to borrow $3.1 billion from the Federal Government to maintain the flow of money to recipients for as long as 65 weeks...