Word: mets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...born in 1916 to a landlord of the Yunnan province in southern China. She quit college in Peking and joined the Communists after Mao's Long March of the mid-1930s. She soon met Teng, one of the party's rising stars. Teng had apparently abandoned a first wife, betrothed to him by his parents without his consent, and had lost his second wife, perhaps during the Long March. He and Cho Lin were married...
Ever the diplomat, Homayoun met again with the occupyuig attachés in an attempt to break the impasse, but negotiations ended in stalemate. Meanwhile twelve other members of the embassy staff, who had walked off the job in a mutiny against Zahedi and the Shah two weeks ago, announced their support of the acting deputy and his demand that the military officers give up the embassy...
...Students met yesterday to reaffirm their commitment to the development of women's studies at Harvard-Radcliffe and to suggest ways to encourage student and faculty interest in the contributions of women to various fields of study...
Kilbridge and Jay A. Brown, assistant dean of the GSD, met with tenants Tuesday night and toured the five-story brick building...
...Roman Catholics, Latin America is the church's biggest base. It is also the church's biggest problem area. In many nations, the Roman Catholic Church is the only opposition force to survive state repression, and it is under constant attack. In the decade since CELAM last met, a Vatican expert estimates, at least 1,000 priests and bishops have suffered interrogation, imprisonment, torture or murder. Among those detained has been CELAM'S Brazilian president, Aloisio Cardinal Lorscheider...