Word: swifts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...swift and sure transition of power had already been arranged by the Saud family's council of elders. Within hours, Khalid was succeeded by Crown Prince Fahd, 60, his able and ambitious half brother, who has in effect been running the kingdom on a day-to-day basis since Khalid became King in 1975. In a voice heavy with emotion, the new King informed his countrymen of Khalid's death over Saudi radio. "Our love for him compels us to continue his march, pursue his hopes and complete his plans," he said. In accordance with Islamic...
...united church, divided between generally older, more conservative members of the hierarchy who have tolerated or even openly supported the military regime, and a younger group of prelates-perhaps as many as 20 of the country's 80 bishops-who are growing impatient for social change and a swift return to democracy. Archbishop Jaime Francisco de Nevares of Neuquen, in a poor region of Argentina along the Chilean border, is among the most vocal of the new activists. "We have a reputation for being moderate," he says acidly, charging that "Argentine bishops have not spoken out strongly enough against...
...call in March that he leave the church school where he was academic director (TIME, April 5) and join the three-man junta that had been picked to run the country by the junior officers who ousted General Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia. In an equally swift maneuver, Rios Montt last week fired the other two members of the junta, and expressing thanks to God for having put him in command, proclaimed himself President of the country...
...tenth round was more than a pretty good one for Cooney. Momentarily, Holmes seemed fascinated with finding out precisely how hard Cooney really did hit. But by the eleventh, Cooney's fists were drooping steadily, and Holmes danced to the attack again with swift and steady combinations. Then, in the 13th, Cooney was badly stunned, and Holmes began to measure him with the left glove on the shoulder or face (thumb out) and fetch him clouts with the right. Cooney sagged, and by the time Valle made it through the ropes, the challenger had caught a barrage of fierce...
Elizabeth Ann Swift...