Word: premier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite all the talk about the possible secession of Quebec [Feb. 13] I, as an English-speaking Quebecker, don't believe that Premier René Lévesque really wants to separate from Canada. It's a simple case of bargain strategy. If he succeeds in having the Canadian constitution rewritten and gains more provincial control, he will have accomplished his goals...
Speaking slowly for effect on television, pugnacious Communist Party Chief Georges Marchais last week called the nation's Minister of Justice, Alain Peyrefitte, "a liar.'' "That's a good start," responded the Minister mildly. A few days later, Premier Raymond Barre derisively branded Marchais an "Ali Baba," whose economic program was pure fantasy. Socialist Party Leader Fraçois Mitterrand reproached his supposed allies, the Communists, for insulting him. "That's a simple lie," retorted the Communist daily L'Humanité. Gaullist Leader Jacques Chirac had earlier described as an unsavory plot the alliance of small parties supporting President Valéry Giscard...
...Coach Joe Bernal pulled a mild surprise in the medley by not swimming Hackett, who split a blazing 45.0 against Yale last weekend, in the anchor leg. A swimmer may race in all three relays and three individual events in the championships, but apparently Bernal wanted to save his premier swimmer for a later showdown...
...down phase in his emotional and physical cycles, only hours away from a physically critical day. A "triple low" day produced the abnormal heart rhythm that led to Elvis Presley's death last Aug. 16. And Sadat's peace initiative could not have come while Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin was in office because the Egyptian President's chart shows zero emotional compatibility with Rabin...
...next match, the two premier 190-pounders in the Ivy League squared off against each other to decide who would receive this year's post-season accolades...