Word: threats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...concern was about to sink the treaty, Panama's head of state, General Omar Torrijos Herrera, went to Washington, and he and Carter issued a joint "statement of understanding." The "correct interpretation," they said, is that each country shall defend the canal against any aggressive act or other threat to its neutrality and shall make sure that it remains "open, secure and accessible." But the U.S. has no "right of intervention in the internal affairs of Panama." This seems to lead to a certain ambiguity. How can the U.S. defend the canal without somehow intruding in Panama...
...effect, under house arrest for as long as the Justice Minister chooses. They may not contact more than one person at a time, other than immediate family. Their movements are restricted and they may not be quoted in the press. Individuals apprehended on suspicion of posing a threat to South Africa's security, under a new law passed last year, can be detained indefinitely without trial. Justifying the harsh steps, Kruger explained to the nation on a TV broadcast that the government had acted swiftly to defuse a dangerous "revolutionary climate," fueled by "a small group of anarchists." Pretoria...
...first scoring threat of the game came after 30 minutes of lackluster play as a low liner headed straight for the corner of the Harvard goal was nabbed by sprawling goalie Ed Weinfurtner...
...police immediately informed the House superintendant of the threat, but recommended that House staff not evacuate the students because the caller did not mention a specific time or location for the bomb explosion, Jana M. Kiely, associate master of the House, said yesterday...
...superintendent sounded the alarm and, as students came pouring out of the building, policemen put up signs warning students that the University had received a bomb threat and that "all persons entering and occupying these premises ... do so at their own risk...