Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...advantage enjoyed by the Khmer Rouge is its apparent popularity among the general public, possibly because of relief and gratitude that the war is finally over. That reservoir of good will could quickly dry up, however, if the new rulers launch widespread reprisals or move quickly to create a harsh, regimented state. Addressing himself to these potential pitfalls, Khmer Rouge Politburo Member Chau Seng assured a Paris press conference last week that while "there will be some trials in Phnom-Penh, we will judge in a humane way." The new regime will in turn be judged-by its own citizens...
...many hats. The junior also pitches and swings a pretty mean bat for the Elis. Neil earned EIBL Player of the Week honors earlier this season as he led his team to a double killing of Columbia going four-for-six at the plate and pitching three innings of relief in the first game to earn...
...Yauch's relief, Don Proper, proceeded to walk Hogan and give up a two-RBI single to Joe Sciolla before getting out of the inning. He was replaced by Cavolowski in the fifth...
Increasing U.S. Government aid will not solve the critical problems of the starving (though emergency assistance for famine relief is a sine qua non, an absolute essential). Our aid is presently both meager and determined in many ways by political considerations, indicating our real lack of commitment to see human needs met. The Food for Peace Program under PL 480 exported 9 millions tons in 1972, 7.3 in 1973, 3.1 in 1974, and about the same this year, despite growing need. Also, all U.S. aid goes to or through the affluent minority governments of the poorer nations. Even...
...pharmaceuticals in the medicine chest, none is more widely used than aspirin. In the U.S. alone, some $103 million worth of aspirin tablets are consumed each year by people seeking relief from colds, headaches and arthritis. Despite the fact that doctors have been recommending the use of aspirin for more than 75 years, they still know little about how it works or why it is so effective. Now, as a result of continuing research, doctors are questioning one traditional use and looking into a possible new application of the world's first wonder drug...