Word: travelling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Richard Nixon is a great believer in education by travel. He has said that his grounding in international affairs derives from his peripatetic years as Vice President. So it was only a matter of time until Nixon pinned wings on his own Vice President. Last week Spiro Agnew, his wife Judy, Apollo 10 Astronaut Eugene Cernan, ten newsmen and a score of aides and Secret Servicemen boarded Air Force Two to begin a 25-day, 37,000-mile tour of Pacific and Asian countries...
Initially, the Arabs were treated as conquered people. Israel's suspicious government put them under military rule, confiscated half their lands and forced them to obtain special travel permits. The government established an Arab Affairs department, but it included no Arabs and few Arabic-speaking advisers. One high official went so far as to announce publicly that Arabs were to be "hewers of wood and drawers of water." The situation changed drastically after 1963, when Levi Eshkol became Premier. Eshkol gradually ended all restrictions and made no move to re-impose them even during...
Airliners are particularly vulnerable. The P.F.L.P. promised a follow-up to the Athens attempt and issued a "final warning to tourists." It said: "Do not travel to Israel. Israel is under fire. Do not visit or come near Israeli embassies or offices of El Al Airlines anywhere in the world. Bombs may be waiting for you. Stay neutral. Be safe. Keep away...