Word: safes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...invasion. Newsmen based in the capital, taken on a guided tour of the front, were shown printed Vietnamese phrase books found on the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. Among other things, the eight-page pamphlets contained instructions to be given Vietnamese prisoners ("You will be taken to a safe place and allowed to rest ... Don't worry. Your wound will be treated immediately...
Although the Clash assaults some familiar enemies (cops, narcs, soldiers and teachers), the group has no safe targets - not even themselves. Cheapskate is a bit of ironic bemusement about rock stardom, both its perks ("Just because we're in a group you think we're stinking rich/ 'N' we all got model girls shedding every stitch") and its permanence ("I'll get out my money and make a bet/ That I'll be seeing you down the launderette"). A fever-blister rocker called Safe European Home concerns the lads' attempts to seek...
...CONTROVERSY over the convention splits into two separate issues--whether a balanced-budget amendment is wise in the first place, and whether an Article V convention is a safe way to propose one. On both questions, the lines form predictably between liberals and conservatives. Convention supporters argue for a budget amendment with familiar Proposition 13 attacks on big government. Spokesmen for the National Taxpayers Union, which has pushed the convention proposal since 1975, admit that they are trying to "straightjacket" the federal government, but contend that a budget amendment could leave reasonable loopholes for national emergencies and wars...
...points out that the plane, helicopter and ranger hours were already paid for by taxpayer money. And although the park authorities feel that four is the minimal number of people needed to deal with an accident in severe weather conditions, Yates thinks that one can be just as safe. At least an injured solo hiker isn't endangering the lives of anyone else...
...weeks (the limit is necessary because of the large numbers of runaways that pass through the house). Place offers a program of crisis intervention where children learn to confront their problems. The house has 72 hours to inform parents of their child's whereabouts, but, if it is safe to do so, a counselor (or preferably the runaway himself) calls the parents soon after the child's entry to explain that the child is off the streets and has a place to stay...