Word: visiters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...testify before a New Hampshire legislative committee in support of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget, he looked on it as a double political opportunity, even though the offer came from Republicans. Democrat Brown could speak out again on his favorite issue, and he could also visit New Hampshire, where the nation's first presidential primary will be held in less than a year...
Sudan. The largest nation in Africa is linked to Egypt by a defense treaty, and the two countries have moved closer toward a political and economic confederation. President Gaafar Nimeiri endorsed Sadat's visit to Jerusalem and the Camp David accords, but that stand is not universally popular. Despite a policy of reconciliation aimed at ending the intrigues and coups that have plagued the Sudan since it became independent in 1956, Nimeiri still faces opposition from the National Front led by Anwar Sadiq al-Mahdi, who advocates an Islamic state like neighboring Libya. If Sadat were to fall from power...
...Harvard alumni returned to the University Wednesday to visit classes, many Harvard students attended a very different kind of class--a "teachout" on South Africa. Over 400 students listened to speeches on Harvard's policy towards its South African investments, the plight of non-whites in South Africa and the state of Afro-American studies in the University. In a surprise move, over 300 marched to the Kennedy School to rename the Englehard Library in an emotional ceremony...
Adam ends the interview warmly, inviting me to call or visit his office again if I can think of any other questions. The receptionist smiles as I leave, and I head across the street for my last interview. The gloom in the air has coalesced into fat, grimy raindrops, which do not help my already-dishelved appearance. Happily, Rockefeller Center is warm and dry, and after only half an hour lost in the tunnels. I manage to find the offices of the president and chairman of the board of Union Carbide, William Sneath...
Asked why the Shah decided to go to the Bahamas, an aide retorted, "Where else can he go?" A spokesman for the Bahamian government insisted that the monarch was there only for a "short visit." There were rumors that the Shah was considering Brazil as his next stop. Meanwhile, he could console himself with the thought that the Bahamas for centuries have been a refuge for exiles-including, most recently, the late Howard Hughes and fugitive Financier Robert Vesco...