Word: view
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Soviet insider's view of the coming war with China...
...Commonwealth. One index of their growing importance is that Britain's trade with Nigeria now exceeds its trade with South Africa. Nevertheless, as an indication of current Tory sentiment, Thatcher has decided to send a senior envoy to Salisbury, replacing the junior official there now The prevailing view in Whitehall, however, appears to be that action on both recognition and sanctions can be delayed until after the Organization of African Unity's meeting in July and, more important from London's point of view, the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka Zambia, in early August. Similarly, President Carter...
...Cuban President wants Mexico's help in persuading the U.S. to lift the economic embargo it imposed on Cuba in 1962. In a statement aimed at the U.S., Castro praised Mexico for an oil policy that had "clearly expressed that you do not propose to view Mexico's oil development as a part of North American oil needs." Castro drew a sharp contrast between the goals of his own trip and that of President Carter three months ago: "We haven't come to seek oil or gas, which seems to be the fashion these days...
...moderate decline in output probably will continue for six to nine months, after which the economy will rise again. Board members are unanimous in their view that since the downturn is inevitable, the sooner it occurs, the shallower, less lengthy and more effective in damping inflation it will be. Said David Grove, a consultant to IBM and other major companies: "It would be better to take our medicine quick...
...education, at least, some useful efforts are being made to live with the electronic menace, and even turn its endless noise, repetition, violence, materialism and banality to some advantage. All last year in Lansing, Mich., for example, High School Senior Eric Pretzlaff has been filling out his home "viewing log." His assignment is to take notes on the prime-time shows he sees with a view to improving his understanding of economics. After watching CBS's Alice, he noted that Alice's high standard of living is not consistent with her job as a waitress in a small...