Word: protectively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Choices of Action. The U.S. must develop, and quickly, a policy demonstrating a will and commitment to remain involved in the crescent, and to use its power to protect its friends and vital interests there. Said Helms: "We're talking now about power politics, and since we are, let's not apologize for the fact; let's talk about it. We have all kinds of people who would be glad to know that the U.S. is in there and committed, and I think we would find, like a magnet, a whole lot of those filings coming toward...
...administration and Murphy agrees, noting that the commission may signal an end to the witchhunt. "The press is trying to embarrass people," Murphy states. "It seems to be a legitimate electronic press and print media attempt to chase around people like public officials, but we'll try to protect against that." Secretary of State Michael Connolly, another strong proponent of the ethics statute, agrees with Murphy, adding "The press ought to address the question of ethics for themselves...
...music. But they missed the intimacy of a nightclub-sized area; the Loeb stage is pretty forbidding, especially when it's set up as a proscenium instead of the modified theater-in-the-round Loeb directors often choose. Michael Der Manuelian, Ellington's director, didn't even try to protect his performers against the mainstage's tendency to dwarf actors. They sometimes looked a little lost; Ellington at Eight could have far better succeeded in a far smaller theater...
...from Peking not to regain Taiwan by force. Their concern was especially germane in light of the current Chinese invasion of Viet Nam. Conservative members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanded that the enabling legislation for the opening of relations include a strong reassertion of U.S. guarantees to protect Taiwan. For a time, they thought they had the support of both Committee Chairman Frank Church and ranking Republican Member Jacob Javits. Both Senators permitted use of their names on a draft resolution that would brand an armed attack on Taiwan "a common danger to the peace and security...
What was not anticipated was that Schramm would hit his head and left shoulder blade on the board during his final tune-up session Wednesday. Undaunted, the Westfield, N.J., junior took to the board the next day wearing a bathing cap to protect his bandage and eight stitches. Despite the injuries and a stomach virus, the end of the 11-dive contest found only three-time defending champion Paul Steck standing between Schramm and the gold medal...