Word: plight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anti- Marcos trade-union dispatchers in Seattle. The former Philippine President also continues to be named in a host of lawsuits around the U.S. As lawyers for the deposed dictator fended off legal actions, citizens of Davenport, Iowa, responded enthusiastically to a disk jockey's appeal to ease the plight of the Marcoses--sending 1,500 pairs of used footwear, including bowling shoes and swim fins, to replace the collection former First Lady Imelda left behind at Malacanang Palace. One hundred pairs were sent to Mrs. Marcos, the rest to the local Salvation Army...
Even among the apolitical, much of the blame for the country's plight is placed on the contras. A wide assortment of Nicaraguans, even those most prone to complain about their circumstances, accept the government line that the U.S.-backed rebels are responsible for the destruction of schools, hospitals and the economy. The warm affection that most Nicaraguans feel for North Americans does not extend to the Reagan Administration, which Nicaraguans believe is preparing for an invasion of their country. "The U.S. military aggression," says Eric Ramirez, president of the opposition Social Christian Party, "gives oxygen for the Sandinistas...
...Women's Liberation in America (Morrow; $17.95). The book is the product of three years of research by the author, an economist and director of the Economic Policy Council, a Manhattan-based think tank. Hewlett was increasingly struck by the income disparity between European and American women, a plight she illustrates with cold statistics. As of August 1985, Census Bureau figures show that women in the U.S. earn 64 cents for each dollar earned by males, up only 1 cents since 1939. European women, by contrast, have been gaining on men much more rapidly. In Sweden, for example, women...
With debate still vibrant, the practical impact of the A.M.A. decision is likely to be mixed. Doctors will no doubt feel more comfortable about acting quietly with family approval to hasten the dying process. The family of a patient like Nancy Jobes, whose plight is more public, will be able to make a stronger argument but may still face a legal battle; the Jobes' request to remove the feeding tube goes to court this week. However helpful, the A.M.A.'s new ruling cannot ease the heartbreak for families weighing such a decision. It is one thing to shut...
...illness also displayed Javits at his most courageous as he adopted the plight of the terminally ill for his final cause. His mind sharp to the end, he turned up at meetings in his wheelchair, his head supported by a brace because his neck muscles had atrophied. "Life does not stop with terminal illness," he said. "Only the patient stops if he doesn't have the will to go forward with life." No one could fairly accuse Javits of lacking that will...