Word: statement
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Figueiredo immediately extended -perhaps thrust was a better word-an olive branch toward those who had opposed his candidacy. "I will promote a political opening," Figueiredo told newsmen. "And if anyone opposes it, I will arrest them, break them. And I mean it." The statement was predictably hard-nosed, coming as it did from Geisel's hand-picked successor-the fifth general designated to govern Brazil since a military junta ousted President Joao Goulart nearly 15 years ago. All the generals have been stern, but they have lately been disposed to give Brazilians a controlled measure of political freedom...
Torren's letter referred to an Aug. 24 statement by Bok in which Bok declared his "full and renewed support" for Hiatt against the criticisms of 17 senior faculty members of the School of Public Health who petitioned Bok for Hiatt's resignation...
...Carter Administration's policy towards future space exploration, outlined in a statement released earlier this month, raises uncertain prospects for some proposed astronomy research projects at Harvard and at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...
According to an October 11 White House statement, relatively inexpensive research likely to produce practical benefits will receive "adequate" funding, while manned exploration, with the exception of the Space Shuttle program, will be eliminated. Future space activities, the statement says, "will reflect a balanced strategy of applications, science and technology development...
...winner Henry A. Kissinger '50 praised Sadat and Begin for their efforts to bring peace to the Mideast. "By their courage they have demonstrated the moral fact that the greatest triumph of peoples lies not in their victories over other nations, but in the reconciliations," Kissinger said in a statement early yesterday...