Word: numberous
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Freshman standout David Heyman and senior captain Jim Goldenring led the onslaught at first and second sabre, respectively. Both remained undefeated in all three rounds, while Crimson senior Bill Garcia, who was substituted in the final round at third sabre, promptly disposed of the Cadets' number...
...until last Saturday, after a week of retaliation and counterretaliation, that the first apparent break in the conflict came. The Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's de facto head of state, ordered the students to release the women and blacks, believed to number a dozen, who were being held hostage. "Islam grants to women a special status," explained Khomeini in announcing his decision, and blacks "have spent ages under American pressure and tyranny...
...more defensible quarters. As Carter said last week: "An embassy is not a fortress. There are no embassies anywhere in the world that can long withstand the attack of a mob, if the mob has the support of the host government itself." The U.S. had already greatly reduced the number of personnel affiliated with the embassy, from about 1,500 during the Shah's reign to 73. Fewer staffers would not have been able to maintain normal relations in a country where there were still some 500 Americans and substantial business interests. What was more, the Administration reasoned, reducing...
...decide we are going to be respected in the world as we once were. I think this loss of respect is reversible, mainly because the people want it reversed. We have backed away from some of our principles. We have appeased. We've certainly turned off a number of our friends...
...country to colonial status. The most likely candidate for that job appears to be Lord Soames, 59, a son-in-law of Winston Churchill's and a Minister Without Portfolio in the Thatcher government. The Governor will be accompanied by a staff of British civil servants, a small number of soldiers and a British police official, Sir James Haughton, who will oversee the Rhodesian police. A British election commissioner will organize the voting. Carrington also intends to establish a cease-fire commission on which the military commanders of both factions would be represented under the chairmanship of a British...