Word: stirs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...political strength. But with upwards of 100 organizations either participating in this weekend's rally or lending their support, divisions have inevitably begun to appear. Notably absent on June 12, for instance, will be representatives of the Washington, D.C.-based Ground Zero, which has done much to stir national concern over nuclear arms. Explains Founder Roger Molander: "We are trying to maintain our character as an educational organization, not a political organization or advocacy group...
...their new overtures to the East. Last week Nicanor Costa Méndez became the first Argentine Foreign Minister to visit Cuba since Fidel Castro took power in 1959. In a startling scene, Costa Méndez embraced the Communist leader, who had done his best to stir up trouble in Latin America. Addressing a conference of nations professing nonalignment with the major powers, Costa Méndez then roundly denounced the "aggression of Great Britain" and said he was "astonished that the U.S. has given Britain arms and assistance to kill our people." Before leaving Havana, Costa Mendez signed...
...Paul plunged with a tactile directness, grasping hands, reaching out to hug and kiss infants with a touch that was at once firm and paternal. Through 15-hour day upon 15-hour day, the Pope persevered, both visibly wearied by the self-imposed ordeal and rejuvenated by the obvious stir he was creating. Said one member of the Pope's entourage: "He is a good dash man but not a miler. He gets awfully tired after a sprint. But the crowd scenes and the youth meetings seem to inject adrenaline into his veins." Concluded Glasgow Catholic Archbishop Thomas Winning...
...congenial Hungarian giant, less innocent than Cooney. Twice Bugner went the distance with just about the best of Ali ("I'm so proud of that"), including 15 rounds for the championship in 1975. When Ali was brought to Cooney's Palm Springs camp several weeks ago to stir publicity, Cooney was taken aback by the husky raspiness of Ali's voice, the depressingly common effect of too many punches. "It scared me a little," Cooney confesses. Bugner sees it differently. "It's that Muhammad's down in the pits now," Bugner says quietly. "He can still raise his voice...
Robert J. lifton, a Yale Medical School professor, in a somber speech in the Science Center to stir awareness of the dangers of the arms buildup, asked alumni. "Are you more secure now than you were...