Word: departing
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...agreement could lead to bloodshed and the commitment of U.S. troops. General George S. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, summoned 75 retired generals and admirals to a meeting to drum up support for the treaty. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss, about to depart for trade talks in Tokyo, was rerouted to Capitol Hill, where his yarn-spinning charm was put to work on wavering Congressmen...
...smile. We depart...
Concentrators complain of a feeling of impotence as they witness the emergence of such trends, saying that the absence of fulltime tenured faculty members in Afro--coupled with Southern's alleged refusal to formally meet with students--deny concentrators the kind of access to the depart- ment's decision making process as mandated in Afro's charter. The issue of full-time tenured Afro faculty opens up still another Pandora's box of troubles in the department, controversies that can be reduced to two basic developments: the introduction of joint tenure appointments in Afro over the last few years...
...There, after a priest sounded a massive gong to begin a memorial sutra, the worshipers paid their silent respects to Hikotaro's memory. According to the Buddhist calendar, it was the 33rd anniversary of his death-the date on which the spirits of the dead are believed to depart forever from the earth...
Vance's tactics apparently have had some success. But SALT "breakthroughs" have been heralded before, only to come to naught. Indeed, as he was about to depart for Moscow, a sour Gromyko cautioned that his discussions with Vance were "just a station along the way ... major and serious difficulties remain." Some of these difficulties will be attacked this week as Warnke and Semyonov resume their talks. The toughest issues will undoubtedly require higher-level bargaining; thus Vance and Gromyko plan to meet again, on a yet undetermined date...