Word: threatened
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Gowon's proposed constitution makes sense enough. To ease the tribal tensions that threaten to tear the country apart, he proposed dividing Nigeria's four regions into "no fewer than eight and no more than 14" separate states within a federation. Gowon also extended his ban on all civilian political activity, refused to withdraw Northern army units from the suspicious East and West, and made his only obeisance to Eastern feelings by promising a federal "rehabilitation program" to aid the 40,000 merchants and bureaucrats of the Eastern Ibo tribe who were driven out of the North...
...turned, finally, to this country, McNamara kicked aside the ponderous language of interdepartmental memoranda, smiled gratefully behind his rimless glasses, and unloaded the theme of his trip: the people of this country, he said, are failing to deal effectively with the immense problems -- in education, health, the cities -- that threaten to choke off progress...
...Wynn added the two extra-points, plus a 16-yard field goal early in the third quarter. Not until then, trailing by 17 points and forced to pass, did B.U. threaten, and only repeated efforts by the Crimson defense preserved the early lead...
...society's eyes, the more likely that Williams will take the case in order to demonstrate the constitutional guarantee of counsel to everyone. A full and fair defense is especially necessary for the defendent already condemned by public opinion. Political and moral problems, outside the legal process, threaten the individual rights of such people, he says...
...very tempting to pick Penn over Yale today. Penn, with halfback Cabot Knowlton and possibly star end Rick Owens healthy, could seriously threaten Yale's strong defense. The Eli defense, however, is strongest up the middle, and Penn will have to stick to passing and wide runs...