Word: path
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...resulting "imbalance" of world news moved ahead, thanks to an arm of the United Nations. The U. N. body approved a preliminary plan for helping Third World and Soviet bloc countries improve their communications and information flow. But while the problem it is aimed is a real one, the path it prescribes for a "new world information order" is so threatening to the notion of press-freedom that the journey hardly seems worthwhile...
...located in Trunscaueasia) and before that chief of the KGB in Aserbaijan--to First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers. He achieved a better record of economic performance in Aserbaijan largely through greater control he asserted over the bureaucracy. That particular promotion [of Mr. Aliyev] may indicate the path Mr. Andropov will follow. In his speeches as well. Andropov emphasizes the need to crack down on corruption and the need for discipline...
Crimson: Is there any chance Andropov might pursue an arms reduction agreement, or can we expect to see Andropov continuing along the same path as Brezhnev, deploying such Soviet missiles...
Powell: I very definitely see Andropov continuing along Brezhnev's path. They are just beginning to reap the rewards of having gained numerical superiority. This is hardly a time to change course. From the Soviet point of view, the purpose of these weapons is to promote the likelihood of using them for intimidation purposes. I see, from the point of view of the Politburo, no reason to expect change, rather a lot of patting themselves and each other on the back for the successes they have achieved...
Just when I noticed it was kind of a nice day out, a skinny kid popped out of a bush by the side of the path. He looked a little like the kids downtown, except he was wearing a tank top, a dog collar, and a funny pointed hat. Hoping he wasn't a guerrilla. I asked him where his coat...