Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sophisticated weapons in the past fiscal year, including 150 M48 tanks. A spokesman for the Defense Department said last week that shipments of arms to Thailand had been speeded up during the past several months because the U.S. has been concerned that the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia might spread to other countries...
Iraq's biggest problem is the threat that the Islamic revolution in Iran might spread to the Shi'ites who make up the bulk of the labor force in Iraqi oilfields. Last week Baghdad withdrew from a 1975 peace agreement with Iran that had ended three years of border hostilities, presumably because Iraq now believes the power relationship between the two countries has been reversed. The implication of the move is that Saddam Hussein, despite his problems, is feeling very confident these days...
...consistently failed to come up with enough models that sell well, and its share of the U.S. auto market has slumped from 14% three years ago to 11% now. The firm's total indebtedness, including that of its financial affiliate, now stands at more than $5 billion, spread among some 250 different banks and other institutions, and lenders are wary of taking on any more Chrysler debt...
Students living in Harvard dorms and registered to vote in Cambridge are spread across eight city precincts. Below is a list of precincts and polling places. Polls will open at 8 a.m. today and stay open until...
...that, if nothing else--but it just hasn't had any punch. Unlike 1975, when corruption generated a lot of political flak, there has been no big issue. Campaign news has slid into the back pages of the newspapers. A real "lets-get-it-over-with" mood has spread throughout the city...