Word: soon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carter supporters are now anxious for Kennedy to declare, because as soon as he does he may become more vulnerable. "We could at least make comparisons," says a White House aide. "Now you take a poke and there's nothing there." Once Kennedy is forced to start speaking out on the issues, his support is almost sure to fall off. His current dazzling charisma is obscuring for the moment his liberal views, which could alienate moderates and conservatives when they become better known. Conversely, Kennedy might antagonize his liberal supporters if he starts taking more conservative positions in keeping...
...become a star in French New Wave films such as Breathless after her amateurish performance in Saint Joan made her name a synonym for miscasting in the U.S. The report was picked up by Newsweek, a French publication, Minute, and American Weekly, a former Hearst newspaper supplement. Soon after reading the account, Seberg, who by then was seven months pregnant, went into labor and three days later gave birth to a dead baby, a white female...
...longer any worry of a breakdown." The U.S. Ambassador also came away convinced that Sadat has opted for a "narrow approach" to the peace process and has abandoned the broader strategy, favored by Washington, of trying to coax Jordan and the Palestinians to join the autonomy negotiations as soon as possible...
...indeed precarious: now 66, he has survived a heart attack, and is still recovering from a mild stroke he suffered last July, Worries over Begin's well-being could be an important factor in Sadat's determination to move forward on the peace agreement with Israel as soon as possible. His health is also a matter of increasing concern to Israelis, who wonder how long the ailing Premier can remain in office...
...stroke of midnight, South Africa's top-hatted President Marais Viljoen strode down a red carpet to announce a "great historic event, the birth of a new state." At his side stood Chief Patrick Mphephu, 54, a small, diffident man with a fifth-grade education, who was soon to become the Executive President of the Republic of Venda, a Delaware-sized region tucked in the northeast corner of South Africa. As Venda's new four-color flag fluttered in the breeze overhead, Mphephu told his fellow citizens, "We must be prepared to preserve and defend this newly...