Word: point
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Point-counterpoint is the rhythm of the center. If there is a single individual who controls the improvisation, it would have to be William J. Bennett, 35, the executive director. Without intruding, he seems to be everywhere, the intellectual's perfect maitre...
...Moreover, bureaucratic hassling of Soviet Jews who apply for exit visas has declined dramatically. It may be that the Soviets now would simply be glad to get rid of the problem. By letting some dissidents leave, U.S. officials suggest, the Soviets can eliminate them as focal points for unrest. Similar reasoning may have helped persuade the Kremlin to permit freer emigration by Jews. Said Adam Ulam, a Russian expert at Harvard: "From the Soviet point of view, once you cannot shoot people on a large scale, they might as well be allowed to migrate...
Last week's cautious progress on several fronts made it clear that the entire state of U.S.-Soviet relations is at a point of great potentiality for lasting change...
...wavering approach to leadership. The large Liberal bloc in Quebec balances the traditional Tory strongholds in Western Canada. The election's most important province is Ontario, with Toronto the focus of attention. Last time around, the Liberals won 18 of 20 Toronto seats, but the Conservatives held an 11-point lead in the polls three weeks ago. Recent surveys, however, show the Liberals have narrowed the margin to five points, and the number of undecided voters has risen. Trudeau's campaign magic may yet sway the Canadian electorate to grant him four more years...
Protesters point to Engelhard's South African connections, including his service on the boards of government agencies involved in recruiting African labor, as proof of his complicity in that country's apartheid regime...