Word: wakeful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson's time for the 2000 meter course was 7:05 with the Minutewomen left far behind in Radcliffe's wake...
Fearful that the flood of refugees would only complicate the defense of Saigon and probably bring countless infiltrators in its wake, the government tried to seal off the capital. The road leading from Vung Tau was blockaded, and plans were afoot to resettle refugees in the Mekong Delta. But little was being done to provide food and shelter for the throngs at Vung Tau or even regroup the disbanded soldiers when they arrived...
...time the Paris Accords were negotiated, Washington apparently misrepresented the degree to which it could guarantee aid to Saigon. The U.S. commitment to Saigon may have been unintentionally ambiguous. It is possible that Secretary of State Kissinger, in the wake of Nixon's 1972 land slide and several diplomatic triumphs of his own, simply did not expect Congress to challenge the Administration's requests...
Sadat sought to walk the diplomatic tightrope between the U.S. and the Soviets. He stressed he "would not recommend a retreat" from the improved relations with the U.S. and Western Europe, but - as was to be expected in wake of the failure of the Kissinger shuttle - he also emphasized that Egypt's ties with the Soviet Union would be placed "in their right position." That will almost certainly mean a warming of Cairo-Moscow relations...
That question is increasingly being asked, not only in Portugal but also in Europe and the U.S. In the wake of fears that the Communists would seize control of the government, possibly jeopardizing American bases and imperiling NATO's southern flank, Lisbon has sought to reassure Washington of its desire for continued good relations and its commitment to the Atlantic Alliance. Last week President Francisco da Costa Gomes also promised that the outcome of the April 25 elections for a constituent assembly would be respected. But it was almost impossible to see how the elections could any longer...