Word: vital
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...MIDDLE EAST. In an area far more vital to U.S. strategic interests than is Indochina, the failure of Kissinger's mission dashed high U.S. hopes for the beginning of peace. For 17 days he had tried to persuade Israel and Egypt to accept further disengagement in the Sinai. Now the Geneva Conference on the Middle East will probably be reconvened, but it is likely to bog down and cause a stalemate that could lead to yet another...
...Navy had never examined a Soviet torpedo; the G-class subs carried at least ten in bow and aft tubes. U.S. naval experts also had never subjected the steel used in Soviet sub hulls to metallurgical analysis. Test results could tell them how deep Soviet subs can dive, a vital bit of information in undersea warfare...
...look might be read as a mirror of Jackie's future. Beautiful and youthful at 45, she has already survived two of the world's most vital men. She is among the few people anywhere whose every action, every intention are the object of immense fascination...
...proposed by retired Army Lieut. General James Gavin, who in 1966 pro posed that American forces draw back to such easily defended enclaves along the South Vietnamese coast as Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, Qui Nhon and Danang itself. These populous cities have economic and military value; they also contain vital facilities such as harbors and airstrips that offer the best opportunity for successful defense. Although most American military experts rejected the enclave strategy when Gavin first proposed it, many of them are now giving Thieu high marks for his strategy of retreat...
...ruled that an amendment to the Social Security Act granting aid to a widow caring for a child but not to a widower is unconstitutional. Taking a tough stand against sex discrimination, the court said that the Constitution would not tolerate the assumption "that male workers' earnings are vital to the support of their families, while the earnings of female wage earners do not significantly contribute to their families' support...