Word: ordered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...order to reduce the body bureaucratic has Washington in a turmoil, although the cuts could be accomplished quite painlessly by replacing only three out of every four people who routinely leave Government. Officials are blaming Leach for everything that goes wrong. "So you're the one who has ruined my department," grumped Energy Secretary James Schlesinger on meeting the determined Congressman...
...been led to believe, they had entered the country on 60-day tourist visas and would have to leave. Although their first crop had already been planted, they were forbidden to work, even for themselves. The Mennonites won a temporary reprieve when the INS extended their departure deadline in order to let them harvest their crops. A second reprieve came when Senator Lloyd Bentsen, at the urging of the Seminole community, introduced a special bill into Congress on their behalf. It stated that although the Mennonites did not meet existing INS conditions for immigration (such as relatives already...
...Minister has got a frightening job because the country is so confused and messed up, overrun by guns. It is a most challenging thing. The first government, I think, would need emergency powers to clean up the mess there is now, but such legislation would absolutely not be in order once the place is cleaned...
Fearing violence, Yazdi quickly ordered the release of Taleghani's relatives, but the militiamen refused to obey either his command or the instructions of Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan. Not until the following morning were the prisoners, who had been kicked and beaten, released. Taleghani, who had pledged to hold Qarazi until the arrests had been explained to his satisfaction, then freed the komiteh member. Qarazi was arrested on the spot at Yazdi's order...
...year. He might play schizophrenic Cary Leeds, a giant killer in the best of form, and a victim of dwarfs in the worst. He must also play Billy Brady, another incinsistent netman. Californian John Stiepel has also volleyed at number one for Yale, but will probably play down the order since Pompan seems to have his number. In more than six previous meetings, Pompan beat Stiepel, almost always in tight three set matches...