Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seemed to accept the Kissinger linkage theory that events in one part of the world develop a momentum affecting events elsewhere. Park urged his nation to be more self-reliant. Said he: "Where adequate and independent means of self-defense are lacking, all agreements for collective security guarantee could prove only meaningless." But in Malaysia, government officials seemed unworried about future security, and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew insisted calmly: "I don't believe in the domino theory." Philippine leaders felt confident that the U.S. would intervene with naval forces in the unlikely event that Communists ever invaded...
...files. Now, they must reply within ten working days and limit charges to actual copying costs, usually 5? or 10? per page. Further, the new amendments permit a citizen to appeal to the courts if an agency refuses to turn over documents; it is up to the Government to prove that the material must be kept secret to preserve national security, protect confidential sources or for some other valid reason. If a judge agrees that the information was capriciously withheld, the official responsible may be reprimanded, suspended or even dismissed...
...last fall that he might run for President has died down. Asked about his presidential ambitions, he replied: "Are you kidding? I think even the governorship is a pain in the ass." Politics is obviously not the Governor's overriding interest, and for that reason he may prove to be less than a skilled politician. Still in the seminary in many ways, he argues that "government isn't a religion. It shouldn't be treated as such. It's not God; it's humans, fallible people, feathering their nest most of the time...
Passing Storm. It is possible, though, that the current difficulties will prove to be only a passing storm. If recovery from the recession proceeds gradually, with little renewed inflationary pressure, and the deficit is held within manageable limits, bond interest rates should rise slowly to levels only slightly higher than now and new issues should be readily marketable. In any case, the recent tempest does not yet seriously threaten industry's ability to raise the funds it needs for expansion, modernization and paying off of short-term debt...
...studies seem to show that aspirin's anticlotting properties may prove helpful against heart attacks and strokes. Physicians are not yet ready to recommend a daily dose of aspirin as a cure-all for coronary patients, but the federally sponsored National Coronary Drug Project has started a large-scale study of this possible new use for an old drug...