Word: momentum
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...world, 135 of them in foreign capital cities. The odd nation out: Israel. Jerusalem is the capital, but the American embassy has always been in Tel Aviv, 40 miles northwest, a safe diplomatic distance from the divisive international disputes concerning the status of the Holy City. Now, however, momentum is gathering in Congress for a politically motivated, election-year bill that would require the State Department to move its Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem. Last week President Ronald Reagan ventured into this tangled debate with an oblique threat to veto the measure. Said he: "Like the several Presidents before...
...radical. Its fanatical leader, Sant Jarnail Bhindranwale, 36, now commands at least 1,000 armed followers from the most sacred room of the Golden Temple. Hindus have begun to fear that the demands of the more heavily armed Sikhs will be met as Bhindranwale's movement gains momentum. Even when Gandhi assured them that they would not be let down, Hindus organized to combat the Sikh threat...
...this point in the season," said Crimson Captain Bruce Weller, "We just want to win every game we can and get some momentum for the [Eastern] league games." Crimson 14, Huskies 10 CONNECTICUT ab r h bl Veneziano if 6 3 2 1 Darling of 5 1 1 0 Crowley dh 4 1 3 5 Ford 1b 5 0 1 0 Oliphant 3b 2 0 0 0 Pingree rf 2 0 0 0 McMillan ss 4 1 1 0 Sarantides c 4 1 2 0 Francschni 2b 3 1 1 1 LaPenta 3b 2 1 1 1 Kuselias...
...Hart camp hopes to regain some momentum this week by winning the Connecticut primary and adding 60 dele gates to his total. Mondale is not putting up much of a fight there, apparently conceding a sweep of New England to Hart. But the race could still be close: Connecticut has a large ethnic, blue-collar labor vote, and the Yumpies tend to be Republicans, who cannot cross over and vote in the Democratic primary. Hart's aides expect an upswing after New York, when the primaries become less bunched up. Says Adviser Pat Caddell: "We'll have more...
Gary Hart can still claim momentum. Walter Mondale can still claim the lead in delegates. Neither can claim the Democratic presidential nomination just yet. Indeed, there is a chance that neither will be able to do so until the last primary ballots are counted in June-or even until the last delegate votes are tallied at the San Francisco convention in July...