Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Back at the White House, Rosalynn Carter spoke in terms that were generally upbeat, but critical of some particulars. "I do not necessarily agree with all of the recommendations," said she. "The ERA is important to me. My only reservation is that some of the more controversial issues have been mistakenly identified with the amendment. And these issues have absolutely no relevance to the ERA." Rosalynn did not specify those issues, though it would be safe to single out abortion and lesbian rights as two of the most prominent. Still, she said, "it was a historic meeting. We demonstrated that...
...difference in the Dayan-Begin approach was apparent in the private conversations that Israeli leaders had with Sadat, starting at a working lunch Sunday a few hours before the Egyptian President spoke to the Knesset. The location was the King David Hotel. Sadat, who customarily eats a late breakfast and skips lunch, sipped juice and coffee while the five other participants-Begin, Dayan, Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin, Sadat Aide Hassan Kamel and Egyptian Socialist Liberal Party Leader Mustafa Kamel Murad-ate heartily. Once pleasantries were over, Dayan was the first to talk about substance: "Let's hear what...
State Rep. Barney Frank '61, who also spoke last night, said the Massachusetts legislature has become "one of the most pro-gay legislatures...
...elections, it would have been, in Las Vegas parlance, a push. In Virginia, Carter was counting on Henry Howell to take a state that Carter himself could not win last year. Howell, who often invoked his friendship with the President, failed too. In New Jersey, where Jimmy and Rosalynn spoke up for Governor Brendan Byrne's reelection, their efforts were rewarded. But both elections, as expected, were decided mostly by the candidates' personalities and local issues...
...Paton spoke on the continual erosion of civil liberties and human rights in South Africa, specifically criticizing the nation's repressive police tactics...