Word: signed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...course, the center of "revisionism" is Moscow. In the wake of Chou's death, China made an important advance in its continuing struggle with the Soviet Union for power and influence in Asia. After months of deliberations and delay on the matter, Japan last week announced it would sign a peace treaty with China that formally ends World War II hostilities...
Tense Visit. Significantly, the Japanese made the announcement hours after Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko had concluded a tense official visit to Tokyo. During his stay, Gromyko had sternly warned the Japanese not to sign any peace treaty with Peking and certainly not one with an anti-hegemony clause in it. But the Japanese, for their part, were annoyed by Gromyko's refusal to return to Japan the four islands in the southern Kurile chain that the Soviets had seized at the end of the war in 1945. Riled by Moscow's unwillingness to settle the long-standing...
Added to this strange mixture is the church's strong affinity for capitalism. As if guided by the Weberian theory of the Protestant ethic, the Mormons tie prosperity to their religion; material success is taken as a sign of the Lord's rewarding Mormons. Larry Dewey's father, for example, believes that the good things that have come to him since his conversion to Mormonism are directly attributable to the church. The work ethic is evident in Mormon undergraduates, who are not coincidentally often...
...well in advance; 15 days for North America, Mexico and the Caribbean; 30 days for all other destinations. Moreover, he forfeits his payment if he cancels after a certain period (though low-cost insurance is available to cover the loss if he drops out). Worse, if the packager cannot sign up enough customers he may cancel the flight 15 or 30 days in advance; if so, the passenger's payment must be refunded...
...Bennett swept all three bouts as did John Major. Coach Edo Marion, anticipating an easy match, let Eugene Vastola, his third best foil man, go to New York to fence in an amateur competition. Eric Mandelbaum replaced Vastola and lost one bout. In what Coach Marion termed a "Good sign," sophomore David Mcclees fenced two "beautiful" matches, winning...