Word: westerners
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...second largest exporter of crude oil in the Middle East, but also because it is the "policeman" of the crucial Persian Gulf sea-lanes through which 40% of the non-Communist world's oil is shipped. The U.S. gets 8% of its imported crude from Iran: Western European countries from 20% to 40% of their supply. The impact of the dead stop in Iranian oil shipments has not yet been felt, even in South Africa (which depends on Iran for 90% of its crude) or Israel (which relies on Iran for 70%). Saudi Arabia has made up much...
...want to forget about what happened last year at this time. A successful Western vacation trip was marred by an expanding injury list, and soon the scores were B.C. 7-0, B.C. 11-3, Clarkson 4-2- and Northeastern...
...Western trip was more of a learning experience than the Upset City encounters of the last three years. Harvard started its vacation schedule in an encouraging enough fashion, trouncing Notre Dame 9-5 at the Walter Brown Arena on December...
...normalization of relations between the U.S. and China, so long as the new friendship does not produce a tacit anti-Soviet alliance. Warns Georgi Arbatov, a Soviet expert on U.S. policy: "You cannot reconcile detente with attempts to make China some sort of military ally of NATO." A Western diplomat also cautioned: "I wonder if an economically and militarily powerful China by the year 2000 would be an unmitigated blessing for American interests. Would a China strong enough to threaten Russia in nuclear terms not constitute any threat...
...army chief who heads the junta that overthrew Bhutto last year. As long as Bhutto remains alive, he is a rallying point for opponents of Zia's regime. But if the once respected leader is killed, Pakistan will be confronted by the opprobrium of Western governments and organizations that are concerned about human rights...