Word: symbolized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Next day, when Rosalynn called on Catholic Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, a symbol of resistance to Communism, Polish-born Brzezinski did the translating. The President meantime laid a wreath at the Tomb of Poland's Unknown Soldier, as more than 500 people broke through police lines, shouting "Carter! Car-ter!" and "Niech zyje [long life]!" It was one of the few occasions when he had firsthand contact with ordinary Poles, many of whom regard him as a symbol of freedom because of his support for human rights. Later, when he placed flowers at the Nike (Greek for victory) monument...
...China only a decade or so ago, the supreme sex symbol was the virile young Red Guard. Nowadays for millions of Chinese maidens, the objects of affection are butchers, truck drivers and doctors. The reason, according to travelers recently returned from the mainland, is that these lucky fellows possess the most potent of aphrodisiacs-the goods and services denied the majority of Chinese. Butchers have virtually unlimited access to meat that is rigorously rationed. Truckers have proved ingenious in buying merchandise where it is plentiful and selling it where it is scarce. Physicians can provide hard-to-get medicine...
...blunder committed by President Carter," protested Polish-Hungarian World Federation President Karol Ripa. These-and worse-outcries, along with demonstrations at the White House gates, were raised again last week by Hungarian-Americans at Carter's decision to return the Crown of St. Stephen to Budapest. The legendary symbol of Hungarian nationhood, the priceless gold crown is fitted with rubies, and displays exquisitely detailed enamel portraits. Scholars say that Pope Sylvester II gave the treasure to Hungary's first King, Stephen I, for a Christmas gift in the year 1000. It has been stored at Fort Knox...
...Hungarian-Americans oppose Carter's decision. "The crown can do more good on public display in Hungary, where it is a symbol of historical and religious significance," argues Zoltan Gombos, editor of a chain of Hungarian newspapers based in Cleveland. There has been no accurate opinion poll among the diverse community of America's 3 million Hungarians. But so far, the loudest response has been protest. "The crown was given over to the Americans for trust and safeguarding until Hungary is really free again," says Leslie E. Acsay, president of Hungarian House in New York. "But Hungary...
...banks and federal officials of New York's sincerity and determination to help itself out of its crisis, city officials threw out a decades-old steppingstone to success, one that served millions of poor but hardworking kids. Free tuition was more than an isolated policy, it was a symbol of opportunity. And now it's gone...