Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...officials, who viewed the pro-American, anti-Communist Faisal as a strong moderating influence in the Middle East, were shocked by the news of his death. In Washington, President Ford described him as "a close friend of the United States" whose "wisdom and stature earned the respect of the entire world." Ford dispatched Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to Riyadh to convey his condolences to the royal family. Secretary of State Kissinger, who had conferred with Faisal only six days earlier in Riyadh, spoke of the King's "extraordinary personality" and of his unique influence on "both the moderates...
...support for Egypt and other confrontation countries, Faisal's role changed. As anti-Zionist as he was antiCommunist, the King lavishly subsidized Arab governments battling Israel. He grew ever more bitter against Israel in recent years, most often mak ing no distinction between religious Jews (whom he professed to respect) and political Zionists. Until recently, he made no exception to his ban on Jews entering Saudi Arabia and distributed free copies of that discredited anti-Semitic forgery The Protocols of the (Learned) Elders of Zion, to Western tourists. Despite his suspicions of radicalism, Faisal backed Yasser Arafat and the Palestine...
...rally in Lisbon's bullring. Scares declared pointedly, "We want to construct a socialist society in Portugal with respect for liberty, not copied after foreign models - neither Russian nor Swedish nor Chinese but Portuguese." And at another rally, in Coimbra, he told several thousand followers, "The people have a right to know if an authentic democracy is to be established; or is it to turn into a dictatorship...
Modest Rating. Still, Alexander is winning the respect of critics who have long accused the IRS of dealing gently with wealthy taxpayers represented by expert attorneys but taking a harsh line toward obscure individuals who are unaware of their rights. Louise Brown, an official of Ralph Nader's Tax Reform Research Group, says that Alexander "has been more responsive to the problems of average taxpayers than any other commissioner" - though she adds that the IRS "is just moving out of the ice age in perceiving the special problems facing millions of lower-and middle-income people." Alexander...
...love for 35 years, and I want to get married." His first marriage, to a dancer, ended in 1966, and he has a daughter, Tara, 10. But he wants more kids to play ball with. "Time's passing," he says moodily, and he knows that in one respect he is not moving with it. He is hung up on women's looks. "I want companionship, a woman I can be friends with. But I still want beautiful friends. You don't walk into a room and think of a brain sitting in your lap." His current girl...