Word: requesting
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...word of Dixon's disappointment got around Washington, Inaugural Band Coordinator Terry Chambers reconsidered his lineup and found room for at least one more band. Late last week the joyful Dukes got the word that, "as a special request from the President-elect," their show could go on. The capes and plumes also helped. Chambers acknowledged that a major reason for Dixon's invitation was that their outfits were not like any of the others...
...more guarded about the hostages' fate than the President. At the annual ceremony to light the Christmas tree on the Ellipse behind the White House, Carter bowed to a request by the hostages' families: except for a bright star of hope at the top, he left the 24-ft. spruce dark as a somber "vigil of remembrance." Said Carter: "Our American hostages have not yet come home. But most of our prayers have been answered. They have stayed in touch with their families. So far as we know, they are safe, and their lives have been spared...
...board that will determine federal aid. G. William Miller, the outgoing Treasury Secretary, last week held meetings of the Loan Guarantee Board and said he thinks it is "in the national interest" to keep Chrysler alive. The board was expected to consider the company's aid request officially this week...
Jackson declined to predict whether the school's program chairmen and Graham T. Allison Jr. '62, dean of the school--who must approve the request--would favour student membership. "I wouldn't be suprised if they did so and I don't think many individuals on the committee would be disappointed if they did so." he said...
While the CRR scrutinized his army record, Harris returned to Cambridge. His senior tutor took him aside and advised him to apologize to the committee so it would grant his request. "He tried to persuade me basically to crawl," Harris says. He refused...