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...soothe offended feelings, British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington sent a personal cable to Saudi King Khalid expressing his own "profound regret" over the program. To some members of Parliament, that smacked of unwarranted groveling. Complained Labor M.P. David Winnick: "It is undignified to see a British Foreign Secretary virtually apologizing to a feudal state about what has been shown on TV in this country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Furor over a TV Death | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...scoreboard eventually showed the Islanders on top, but Bruins fans will remember the first-period fights. First O'Reilly took on Clark Gillies; then Garry Howatt and Wayne Cashman went at it (they would meet again); John Wensink, to his regret, met Bob Nystrom; and Gillies and O'Reilly tangled once more seven seconds before the first period siren...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Garden Slugfest Goes to Islanders, 5-4 | 4/18/1980 | See Source »

...regret the mistake made with regard to Levine and take responsibility for it. We recognize the need to fully research our facts and substantiate our claims. We hope that in admitting our mistake we can correct our errors and remain the focus of student interest in the AASD. The Committee to Strengthen Afro-American Studies

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lawrence Levine | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...well as top dollar for oil. With their citizens freezing or deprived of gasoline during some future energy crisis, governments would doubtless be under extreme pressure to make concessions in Middle East politics. Warns one top oil expert in New York: "Some day consumers may look back and regret they got rid of the political insulation that the majors provided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: OPEC's New Pincer Ploy | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...still refuse to steer my kids towards any college in particular. I don't believe they should be pressured into making an already difficult decision." Oyakawa says, "I do not approve of the hard sell recruiting pitch and regret that such free enterprise is allowed where young athletes are concerned...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Oyakawa: Directing Action From the Deck | 3/20/1980 | See Source »

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