Word: plights
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...issue was the perennially deadlocked Middle East. The Security Council unanimously passed a resolution urging Israel to desist from its attempts to change the status of Jerusalem. Soviet Delegate Yakov Malik accused Israel of fascism and racism for building Israeli housing on what had been Arab land. If the plight of Soviet Jews improved, Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tek-oah countered, "the voice of the Soviet Union would be heard with greater respect." At that Malik warned, "Don't stick your long nose into our garden. History shows that those who do, lose their noses...
...Jack Lynch's gesture to Britain, and also a way of warning the I.R.A. gunmen to watch their manners while traveling in the south. The eventual release of Cahill was Lynch's gesture to Ulster Catholics, a reassurance that the Dublin government is deeply concerned about their plight...
...studying the future. Both in the U.S. and abroad, those most directly affected by Nixon's sweeping economic policy prepared for councils that will debate for months what he announced to the world in a few minutes. Out of their discussions may emerge more permanent prescriptions for the plight of the dollar abroad and the blight of inflation at home than anyone-even a Presiden-could impose by any kind of personal fiat...
...protect others from a similar plight, the subcommittee is considering legislation drafted by Javits, as well as other proposals. Generally, they would require companies...
Kevin's vulnerability provoked special reactions to his plight. Volunteers from as far away as Philadelphia and East St. Louis came to help in the search; the National Guard was called in to trek through the dense forest at night with infrared spotting devices. The owners of a restaurant on Casper Mountain turned their establishment over to the searchers for use as a headquarters. Residents of the area brought food and coffee to the volunteers, who spent wearying hours in the mountain wilderness...