Word: prospective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this presents American Ambassador Malcolm Toon with a seemingly insoluble problem. He hopes the seven will leave voluntarily, but that appears as likely as the prospect that the Soviets will let the son out of prison and the families emigrate. On the other hand, the U.S. can hardly turn these refugees out into the street. The plight of the Vashchenkos and Chmykhalovs dramatically illustrates the condition of thousands of dissenting Protestants who want to quit the U.S.S.R. so they can practice their faith without government restrictions, most notably on the religious education of their children. In Kiev last month, newly...
...politics and strategy. Last February delegates to a national conference sponsored by a coalition of gay male and lesbian organizations in Philadelphia voted to stage a march on Washington on Oct. 14 to urge passage of gay-rights legislation across the country. But many gays shudder at the prospect of more militant and flamboyant homosexuals besieging Capitol Hill in full view of the TV cameras. The opponents of the march fear it will cause a damaging backlash. Says Doug Wright, a Washington, D.C., editor: "That's like handing Anita Bryant a victory she can't get anywhere else...
...That prospect, which causes shudders in Washington and other Western capitals, arose because Premier Giulio Andreotti finally gave up on a government that was "born to die," as newspapers called it. In January an Andreotti-led government that had ruled Italy since last spring collapsed when the Communists withdrew their support. At Pertini's behest, Andreotti then put together a jerry-built minority government consisting of his own Christian Democrats, the Republicans and the Social Democrats. The Premier's scenario was to present this weakling coalition to the senate, get a no-confidence vote that would lead...
Ringside experts touted Simms as a likely prospect for the Olympics squad which will travel to Moscow...
...need for masses of troops is just not there. The proposed programs would cost over $50 billion; for much money the Volunteer Army could be made more attractive. Also the presence of thousands more troops could tempt politicians into engaging in adventurous interventions around the globe. Morally, the prospect of rights removed, liberties taken away, and slave-like labor is repellant...