Word: wakeful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...growing congressional clamor for reform of the Pentagon, President Reagan last week endorsed a significant reorganization of the Pentagon's high command. The package he accepted was proposed by a blue-ribbon panel led by former Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard, which was set up in the wake of scandals over military procurement. The most important recommendations: to strengthen the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the ten worldwide theater commanders. By enhancing their authority, the Packard panel hoped to overcome the interservice rivalry that has impeded military planning by the Joint Chiefs and execution by commanders...
...disclosure of the Navy actions came as President Reagan was telling newspaper editors the United States is "not going to just sit here and hold still" in the wake of renewed terrorist attacks against Americans in Europe...
What is at stake in the wake of last week's clash is not just protecting the rights of people who speak at Harvard, but also creating an atmosphere of open intellectual and political discourse at the University. But political discourse need not be limited to tones of mealy-mouthed moderation. There should be room for political confrontation as well as decorous dialogue. Let the Contras speak. And then let them know exactly how you feel...
WASHINGTON--President Reagan ended a 10-day California vacation yesterday, returning to work on a renewed campaign against international terrorism in the wake of another wave of attacks aimed at Americans...
...helicopters whirring toward the battle zone in Honduras were not transporting American troops. Even the symbolism was curiously muted by partial pretexts --about concern for freedom of the seas and Honduran sovereignty--that served to blur the true aims of the actions. Nevertheless, in the wake of American-aided democratic triumphs in Haiti and the Philippines, the Administration last week was clearly feeling confident, seeking to show once again that the U.S. is willing to assume some carefully limited military risks...