Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thin," but he certainly goes a long way. You state that Nader "is far more effective as a propagandist than a lobbyist." Well, so what? If he can cause several hundred "apathetic" students to become concerned about the pitiful state of this country, then he's a step ahead of our so-called leaders...
...national commission. They were white, black, yellow, Hispanic and Indian?and four were Eskimo. They were rich, poor, radical, conservative, Democratic, Republican and politically noninvolved. Three Presidents' wives were guests: Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson. (Jackie Onassis turned down an invitation; Pat Nixon was ill.) One step removed from Houston, but hardly less actively involved, were the roughly 130,000 women who had participated in the long delegate-selection process leading up to the conference?part of America's real majority: the 110 million women who make up 51.3% of the nation's population...
Agreement between Begin and Sadat about the need to prepare for Geneva was the only concrete result of the trip. At the end of the visit, Begin released a 107-word "agreed statement" with which the Egyptian President concurred; in diplomatese, the communiqué was one step below a joint statement. The declaration expressed the desire for further dialogue between the two countries; the goal was "successful negotiation leading to the signing of peace treaties in Geneva with all Arab states...
...present his own special brand of fatalistic humor and discuss a program of his films tonight at 8 p.m., at Center Screen, in the Carpenter Center. The program will include "The Candy Machine," "The Club," "Rapid Transit," "Trik Film One," "Trik Film III," "L'age Door," "Viewmaster," "Hand Collations," "Step Print," "Block Print" and "Thumbnail Sketches...
What is perhaps most encouraging is the apparent lack of direct big-power involvement in the current thaw. The Soviet Union, which will not attend the Cairo talks, is being negative, and the United States, apparently taken by surprise, should support this first step forward as much as possible...