Word: sheltering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hampered Efforts. On much of the island, food was even more of a problem than shelter. Most food stocks happened to be stored in the Turkish-occupied area, and the Turks adamantly refused to open them to the Greeks. The Turkish military commanders severely hampered efforts of the International Red Cross and United Nations troops to give outside supplies to Greeks still behind Turkish lines. "We have personal pledges of cooperation from Turkish Premier [Bülent] Ecevit," fumed one relief official. "But the Turkish military on the island just doesn't give a sweet goddam." The Turks also...
...rarely cracks, twice flashed anger at reporters for persisting in questions about Watergate. Last week all were silent. Their silence bothered some of Nixon's supporters. "What sort of man would hide things from his daughters and let them go out and defend him?" asked Franklin Hallock, a Shelter Island, N.Y., real estate dealer...
...dangerous places for foreign non-combatants was the resort of Kyrenia, where Turkish forces waded ashore to attack Greeks holed up in the ancient Byzantine waterfront fortress and the police station. TIME Correspondent William Marmon and TIME Photographer David Rubinger joined 300 tourists and alien residents who had taken shelter in the Castellis Dome Hotel. Many were British, and with typical cool they quickly formed a twelve-man committee to organize food supplies, provide protection and give medical care. One of the committee's first moves was to close the Dome's well-stocked bar. "Things were falling...
They urged the civilians to take shelter inside the Turkish towns...
Soon the sounds of fighting could be heard throughout the city. Residents of the capital clustered in stair wells, basements and other parts of their homes seeking shelter. Many held portable transistor radios to their ears, trying to determine what was happening. The radio announced total mobilization, exhorting: "Greeks! Arise and fight! We will fight the Turks...