Word: saids
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...your report on South Africa, Prime Minister Botha [Dec. 3] defines apartheid as "good neighborliness," whatever that means. His comments on South Africa's blatantly racist policies sound as petty and fatuous as they really are. That bit that said that acts such as the immorality act had "existed all these years to protect colored and black women from being exploited by ruthless white men" generated cynical laughter...
Asked whether their opinion of Kennedy has changed, 40% said their impressions have got worse. Sixty percent of those reporting an unfavorable change said it was because of his remarks about the Shah. Twenty-five percent cited his stands on issues, and 13% said his attacks on Carter were the cause of their altered views of the Massachusetts Senator. Kennedy's image as a strong leader, although still the best among all presidential candidates, has also declined. In August 58% said he would be a "very strong" leader. Now 41% hold that view...
Still, the very volatility of the public mood shows that Carter's lead over Kennedy is far from insurmountable. Despite the unity over Iran, the national mood remains bleak, although somewhat improved since summer. Forty-two percent of those surveyed said the state of the nation was "very bad," and 34% rated it "poor." Only 24% said the nation was in "good" shape...
...Vatican would ponder long and hard before taking these steps against such a major scholar, and Schillebeeckx exuded confidence when the hearing was over. "I do not fear condemnation like Pohier," he said. "There was no difference between us on the Resurrection," though at least one panelist was dissatisfied over his handling of Christ's divinity in the book...
SEEKING DIVORCE. Christina Onassis, 29, poor-little-rich Greek shipping heiress; and her third husband, Sergei Kauzov, 38, former functionary for a Soviet ship-chartering bureau; on the grounds of irreconcilable differences; after 16 months of marriage; in Athens. Said an Onassis family friend: "Christina was beginning to get rather bored...