Word: tireless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...citation describes him as "a tireless opponent of poverty and injustice, a stalwart Christian leader offering life and hope to the downtrodden and defeated...
...York Times, which had editorially questioned his right to a Nobel Peace Prize last year for arranging the controversial cease-fire hi Viet Nam (seepage 41), decided last week that "by his tireless diligence and unswerving devotion to the cause of peace, Secretary Kissinger has without question earned the honor now"?although Times Columnist James Reston, among others, had doubts about the propriety of a Secretary of State's being so tied down to a single problem for so long a tune. Mrs. Meir hailed the fact that "children on both sides of the border can sleep well without...
Beyond that, there has been the fatigue factor, which may have even begun to affect the tireless Secretary of State. At week's end Kissinger-nicknamed "Henry Hercules" by U.S. newsmen traveling with him-had been out of the country and on the go for 28 days. The Middle East negotiations had forced him to delegate the chairmanship of a Washington meeting of CENTO nations last week to Deputy Secretary Kenneth Rush. Kissinger also had had to postpone Capitol Hill appearances to testify on such matters as the upcoming defense budget, while foreign ministers of other nations who wanted...
...background. After graduating from Oxford and earning a Ph.D. in economics from London University, Rose worked briefly as a government economist before devoting herself full time to helping the poor. In the working-class neighborhoods of Northeast London's seedy Tottenham district, Rose became a familiar figure, a tireless dispenser of charity (more than $40,000 from her own trust and stocks) who liked to affect an uneducated speaking style and disheveled appearance. She explained her generosity: "For years my family has been taking money from the poor. I'm just trying to restore the balance...
...twelve-year player. Red Auerbach, now the Celtics' general manager, puts it this way: "John Havlicek is what I always thought a Celtic should be." Indeed, in play and personality Havlicek is the classic team performer. On the court he seems tireless. "He is in perfect physical shape," says Auerbach. "The man doesn't sweat." With his limitless energy, Havlicek, a forward who will play guard when the Celtics want extra height on the court, often leads the famous Celtic fast break, racing downcourt to drive on the basket, shoot from outside or, more often, pass the ball...