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Word: ported (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...close ties with Washington. India, in a stunning demonstration of the democratic process two years ago, defeated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, thereby bringing an end to both her authoritarian rule and her Soviet-leaning foreign policy. The Russians lost their special relationship with Somalia, as well as their excellent port at Berbera, because they got too greedy and tried at the same time to reach an accommodation with Somalia's neighbor and ancient enemy, Ethiopia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: The Crescent of Crisis | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

...Edward J. King Monday appointed Neil L. Lynch '52, former counsel to the Massachusetts Port Authority and a graduate of Harvard Law School, as his chief counsel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Massport Attorney Named as King's Counsel | 1/10/1979 | See Source »

Although the union instructed workers to report to work yesterday, workers at one Gulf Oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas struck while others honored a picket line in front of an ARCO plant, also in Port Arthur...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Union Officials Reject Offers Which Meet Carter Guidelines | 1/9/1979 | See Source »

...plight of the wretched Vietnamese Boat People should make all of us cry in anguish. Can't we find a way to offer sanctuary to those desperate enough to flee from their homes instead of witnessing repeated capsizings of old tubs, drownings and miserable wanderings because no port is open to them? We are such a big country and they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 1, 1979 | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

...went off like clockwork," said James Connolly of the Port Authority Police, which patrols Kennedy. "They were so well prepared that they had enough handcuffs for all the employees." All signs point to an inside job. According to police, only three robbers came into the warehouse by van. "Three other members of the heist team got into the cargo building on their own," said one investigator. "I feel someone inside opened the door for them." All six thieves spoke with Brooklyn accents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Robbing the Red Baron | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

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