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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Some traditions instituted by Ben-Gurion remain. Israeli generals reach high rank early, and with plenty of experience: in addition to army training schools, they have seen ample combat at various levels through several wars. They also retain the tradition of retiring early, usually before they are 50. Thus most have a long civilian life ahead of them. Dayan, for instance, left active service nearly 20 years ago, but he is only...
...Catholic Church remains opposed to contraception and abortion, but a special commission will study the divorce issue. Although some bishops retain strong links with the Bunker and the church remembers its deep involvement with the Franco regime, priests and even nuns openly flaunt leftist sympathies. No action was taken against some 20 priests who ran as candidates in the election (three won), despite Vicente Cardinal Enrique y Tarancon's admonition that the church should stay above the political struggle. In any case, the church has a spiritual struggle on its hands?against "indifferentism." According to one recent poll, only...
Campaign fever hit Miami and surrounding Dade County last week and press and television reporters moved in to record the frenzy. A key mayoralty election? No. The latest and perhaps final chapter in the struggle over whether to retain Dade County's bitterly debated ordinance outlawing discrimination against homosexuals in housing, employment and public accommodations. This week the county will hold a referendum to decide whether or not to rescind the law. Already the issue has grown into a symbol of the countrywide battle for homosexual rights-pitting the zeal of Singer Anita Bryant, the pro-repeal crusader, against...
...Middle East, with Saudi Arabia and Iran at loggerheads over oil prices; New York's banks hungering for Arab oil revenues to fend off a looming liquidity crunch; a spreading Middle Eastern arms race, with the U.S. shipping ultramodern weaponry to all takers in a frenetic struggle to retain influence and hold the Soviets at arm's length. The villain is the Shah of Iran, who appears as a double-dealing megalomaniac bent on re-establishing the Persian empire by military conquest, and secretly developing a nuclear arsenal with which to blackmail his Arab neighbors. By story...
...Scott Simpson is expected to retain his national individual championship but Barton Goodwin of Rice and Jeff Sanders of Oregon (who finished second and third last year when the tournament was held in Albequerque, N.M.) will also be returning...