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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 20, 1977
South Africa Cracks Down on Foes of Apartheid |
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The United States cautioned South Africa yesterday that its attempts "to stifle the freedom of expression" for black organizations and journalists can damage relations between the two nations.In its strongest, specific criticism of the Pretoria government's actions, the Carter administration deplored them as "a very serious step backwards" from the policies which it has urged upon South Africa."Our relations will... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 17, 1977
Traveling Fashion Show, With Flair |
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Shayla Simpson tugged nervously at her gray satin bathrobe in her dressing room before the Ebony Fashion Fair at the Kennedy Center yesterday. Although the traveling show has been presented 35 times (in almost as many cities) since September, the Washington audience was a tough one."It's a sophisticated city and a refined city," said Simpson, commentator for the show. "Our models need a really relaxed audience to be their most...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 29, 1977
Cardinals Search For More Punch |
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After seven years as George Allen's chief troubleshooter and jack of all trades, Joe Sullivan, now the director of operations for the St. Louis Cardinals, was not about to provide his former employer any hot items for the Redskin bulletin board.No, Joe (you could call him silky) Sullivan was cooing sweet praise for Allen yesterday form the Cardinal nest in St. Louis. insisting "I think George has done a super, super, super job this year considering all the problems...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 8, 1977
Letelier Slaying Called Work of Cuban Exile Unit |
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Federal investigators now believe the bombing murder of former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier was carried out by anti-Castro Cuban exiles at the direction of Chile's secret police unit known as DINA, The Washington Post has learned.Letelier and a fellow employee at the Institute for Policy Studies, Ronni K. Moffitt, were both killed last Sept. 21 on Sheridan Circle NW by a bomb hidden under the car Letelier was driving. The murders have prompted an unusually extensive FBI...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - July 22, 1977
An unnamed "foreign institution" has withdrawn $5 |
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An unnamed "foreign institution" has withdrawn $500 million from the said yesterday.Sources believe Iran made the withdrawal. The Middle East nation had agreed in July 1974 to deposit $1 billion with the bank as advance payment for the purchase of goods and services from France. ...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - June 21, 1977
Fabio Vassalli, president of the Swiss Ticino Can |
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Fabio Vassalli, president of the Swiss Ticino Cantonal state government, resigned yesterday in connection with the scandal surrounding Credit Swisse bank.Vassali at one time worked for the law firm which was involved in the washing" of flight capital from Italy by the Chiasso branch of Credit Swisse.Opposition parties demanded Vassalli's resignation as head of the state council, or government, of the Ticino, the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland....
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Washington Post, The (DC) - June 18, 1977
Mondale Restates Policy On Efforts in Mideast |
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Vice President Mondale today reiterated the Carter administration's belief that direct negotiations at a new Geneva conference are "crucial" to a Mideast settlement.In the first comprehensive restatement of American policy since Menachem Begin's victory in the Israeli election, Mondale signaled a new effort by the Carter administration to press both Israel and the Arabs for an overrall Middle Eastern settlement.He told reporters en route...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - March 19, 1977
Gold Price Tops $150, U.S. Dollar Declines |
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The price of gold climbed above $150 an ounce on the bullion markets here and in other major trading centers today for the first time in more than 19 months. Some dealers said they thought it could go on rising up to around $160.The metal opened at $150.12, above yesterday's closing rate of $148.87. It was quoted at the same figure when it closed quietly after a day of active trading, dealers said.Particular interest from investors in North America coupled with fiarly good...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 3, 1977
Montreal Police Slowdown |
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A police slowdown over lagging pension negotiations went through its third day, with officials saying that robberies have multiplied by 500 per cent.Five murders and a $50,000 bank extortion involving a fake bomb were among crimes reported as police in Canada's largest city refused patrols and answered only emergency calls. ...
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Washington Post, The (DC) - January 6, 1977
Writes of The People And Box 2600 |
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The news came as a shock. The mail room workers down at Jimmy Carter's Transition City on the grungy fifth floor of the HEW North Building had finally caught up with a backlog of 100,000 letters and had gone home to enjoy the New Year's holiday weekend. They turned on their televisions and there it was.There were Jimmy Carter telling all the country to write him and tell him how to avoid feeling "isolated" as President "in the...
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