Word: nationalizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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China is not the only nation guilty of violent powerplays. Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia--though perhaps provoked by the Pol Pot regime's border raids in Vietnam--was not a defensive action...
...STATE DEPARTMENT'S recent announcement that the United States will recognize the government appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini marked the United States' official acceptance of the reality of Iran's new order, and is a positive move toward maintaining communication with this turbulent nation...
...would be bad enough even if the country's oilfields were pumping as hard as ever. The reason is the collapsing Iranian market for Western goods and technology, which was illustrated by last week's cancellation of military sales contracts. Until recently, Iran was one of the nation's most important Third World markets, with imports from the U.S. jumping from just $769 million in 1973 to nearly $3.7 billion last year...
...asked if she could testify again but was turned down. Slaughter, baptized into the Disciples of Christ as a youth, became a Moonie in 1975 and was deprogrammed by Patrick, then joined him and others in deprogramming work and giving dozens of anti-Moon speeches across the nation. She also wrote a first-person 1976 article in TIME. Now Slaughter, who would seem to be a highly suggestible sort, has reconverted...
This change of policy, which should go into effect within about a year, comes amid increasing criticism that hospital tests are being overused and thus contributing substantially to the nation's skyrocketing medical-care bill, now a whopping $182 billion. The recommendation is part of a sweeping Blue Cross-Blue Shield pro gram designed to keep the insurance premiums at current levels. A year ago the "Blues" stopped paying for 42 surgical procedures considered of doubtful value, saving an estimated $27.4 million a year. This year they plan to phase out payment for 26 obsolete laboratory tests...