Word: haltingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thieu will resign, and indeed whether he will step down as part of the initial solution. All indications are that what is being fashioned will be a separation of the military and political solutions at a decent interval. This can mean a ceasefire, bombing halt and return of prisoners before a political settlement is made. But there will have to be some agreed-upon conditions and procedures for the sharing of political power through a government of national union or a national commission that will include the Communists. In his talks with President Thieu, General Haig is reported to have...
During the crisis, Steiner worked clearly with the rest of President Bok's whiz kids--Charles U. Daly, Stephen S.J. Halt, Walter Leonard and Hale Champion. Although--Bok's young assistants initially give the impression that they are a close-kait, long-standing coterie, Steiner said they were almost total strangers until...
...Immediately following his Inauguration, McGovern would order a halt to all bombing and other acts of force in Indochina. The U.S. would also stop all flow of military supplies to Indochina and withdraw all forces and equipment within 90 days...
...Senate, as part of a tough new bill that would provide the death penalty for skyjacking, has empowered the White House to halt U.S. commercial flights to nations that train or harbor skyjackers. A similar bill is before the House of Representatives. The only difference is that the House version does not include, as does the Senate's, a $35 million provision for airline security, a cost now assumed by the airlines...
...dissolution of Parliament two weeks ago, the governing S.D.P.-Free Democratic Party coalition and the opposition parties were at a standoff, each holding 248 seats. The stalemate had brought West Germany's legislative process to a halt. To bring about an election, under the West German constitution, Brandt had to call for a vote of confidence in the Bundestag and deliberately lose it. Now he has the election, but he is no certain winner. The most recent public-opinion polls, taken at the start of September, showed the government parties with 50% of the vote and the opposition with...