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Gorbachev, frustrated over the refusal of many republics to accept his draft of a new treaty of union, asserted that he would submit it to a popular referendum within each republic; the Baltic republics promptly declared that they would not let such a referendum be held on their turf. Most ominous, Gorbachev announced that he might introduce a "state of emergency or presidential rule" in areas where the "situation becomes especially tense and there is a serious threat to the state and to people's well-being." That might have been the trigger for Shevardnadze's resignation...
...convince the NCR chief that this acquisition would not become another tale from the crypt. Although Exley has threatened to resign if "AT&T succeeds in shooting its way into NCR," analysts think he can be persuaded by a higher price. NCR has indicated a willingness to submit, but at $125 a share (for a $8.5 billion total) rather than the $90 offered by AT&T. Wall Street observers think the two sides will settle at around $105 a share. For its part, AT&T refuses to back down. In a letter to Exley, Allen said, "We remain dedicated...
Fortunately for me, I don't have to submit to any more such "concerts." But no Harvard student--no matter how careful--can avoid the sickly sweet melodies and chipper smiles of a cappella groups in their classrooms, on posters and in their dining halls...
Missouri. By 3 to 1, voters turned down a plan to manage use of the state's 52 free-flowing streams. In addition to banning dams, all-terrain vehicles and noisy motorboats, it would have required local communities to submit waterway- management plans to a state commission...
...Bush referred to "requests" from King Fahd and Kuwait; some three months later, the Administration is still not telling anyone, including the Senate or the House, the nature of the U.S. response. This refusal risks violating the Case-Zablocki Act of 1972, which requires the Secretary of State to submit to Congress within 60 days the substance of all international accords, written or oral. A year ago, failure to do so would have raised the threat of a funding cutoff, but that provision of the act was inadvertently allowed to lapse this year. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans...