Word: names
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fanfare, however, Carter will probably have only a limited impact on the election. In many areas, where local pocketbook issues predominate, his name is rarely even mentioned in campaigns. Democratic candidates seek his help in raising money and getting out the vote, but they do not expect much beyond that. "Kansans have a respect for the presidency," says Bill Roy, who must contend with farmers angry over Carter's agriculture policies. "I'm not sure his visit will change a single vote, because Kansans are very independent when it comes to voting. They don't vote...
...that would have five basic objectives. They are: 1) provisions for holding free and fair elections; 2) cease-fire arrangements; 3) agreement on a transitional administration to guide Rhodesia to true independence and majority rule; 4) the formation of a single army to serve Zimbabwe (the black nationalists' name for Rhodesia); and 5) a constitution that, among its basic principles, includes guarantees of individual rights...
...former Soviet grand master who defected to the West two years ago, leaving his wife and son behind, Korchnoi was prepared for all of Moscow's ploys. So unnerving was the prospect of a Korchnoi victory to the Soviet press that it avoided mentioning him by name, referring whenever possible to "that traitor" or "the challenger...
...feel that their identity is threatened by the 16,000 Spanish and 2,000 French residents of the principality. Attempts to strictly limit immigration and discourage foreign speculators have failed. A law prohibiting Andorrans from selling their land to outsiders has been circumvented by socalled préte-noms (name lenders), who lease their surnames to foreigners for use in property sales...
...information or to ensure that sources remained confidential. Reporter Robert Andrews of the Syracuse Post-Standard at first refused a judge's request to disclose his sources for an inquiry into local corruption, but agreed to testify when the judge said he did not have to divulge the name of his only confidential source...