Word: statement
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jimmy Carter not made that statement during his campaign, a quarter of the 20 questions at his press conference last week would probably not have been about the removal of a Republican U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia. But once again, the President was hoist on his own piety...
...Washington press conference last week, the President said that he had discussed the report with N.A.A.C.P. Executive Director Benjamin Hooks; Carter admitted that he was "surprised" by the energy statement and that he disagreed "strongly" with its conclusions. Other pro-industry manifestoes may soon be issued by the N.A.A.C.P., whose top leaders concede that they have lost some of their old faith in Government as the primary catalyst for affirmative action. Says Denton Watson, the organization's acting public relations director: "The oldtime civil rights coalition is no longer useful for blacks. Our old liberal friends are more concerned...
...This statement, like the claim that the minority applicant pools are shallow at present, is difficult to evaluate directly. Only by examining the effort that goes into recruitment, and the results of that effort, can one begin to assess the Admissions Office's degree of commitment to minority recruitment...
...were Pinochet's attacks on civilian politicians and his disdain for democratic reforms. Borrowing a military metaphor, he told a cheering Santiago crowd: "Now we have placed the artillery. This battle, which had been a withdrawal, has been transformed into a battle of annihilation." In his gloating victory statement, he addressed his civilian critics: "To them I say, politicians, it's all over for you. Today Chile is different...
...December, Administration officials began to worry that the drop was getting out of hand; the man who finally decided to act was Blumenthal. First he persuaded Carter to make a statement on Dec. 21 that the U.S. would intervene if necessary to keep exchange markets orderly. That had only a momentary stabilizing effect, so Blumenthal decided to draw on a portion of the approximately $20 billion worth of foreign currencies that the U.S. can borrow from other countries under long-standing "swap" agreements. Such borrowings permit a country to buy up a specific quantity of its own currency without dipping...