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Word: troubleshooter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much power. Beyond that, Washington has not had its top representative in Beirut since January: Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley is on sick leave recovering from a throat cancer operation. But last week the State Department summoned L. Dean Brown, 55, a highly regarded Arabist, out of retirement to troubleshoot in the beleaguered city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Violent Week: The Politics of Death | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

West has so far used his mandate wisely. Vowing to break "the vicious cycle of illiteracy, ignorance and poverty," he pledged to minority groups "no special status other than full-fledged responsibility in a government that is totally color blind." He established a Human Relations Advisory Commission to troubleshoot touchy racial problems, and hired as a top aide a young black social worker, James Clyburn. West also made a startling gesture for a South Carolina Governor by hailing the conviction (by an all-white jury) of three white men who overturned school buses in the strife-torn community of Lamar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Four Men for the New Season | 5/31/1971 | See Source »

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