Word: ultimatum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...appalled to read that in response to an ultimatum by the kidnapers of the U.S. consul general in Guadalajara, Mexico, 30 prisoners were released from jail and flown to Cuba...
...think the ultimatum should have been reversed. Unless the consul general was released by a given time, the 30 prisoners would be executed...
...final say, and if it cannot agree on some plan in about three months, the Government's hand may be forced by the federal court that is overseeing the Penn Central's operations in bankruptcy. Federal Judge John Fullam has given the railroad's trustees an ultimatum: devise a viable, Government-approved plan of reorganization by July 2 or start liquidating the line. Even if the Penn Central were to vanish as a corporation, the Government cannot let all its trains stop running. That, says Senator Hartke, "would be a calamity of the highest order. People would...
Partly as a result of the corruption indictments, Mayor Daley has been increasingly criticized by rank-and-file Democrats. Several weeks ago, he called in heads of city departments and issued an ultimatum: either be loyal to Daley or be forced out. Some Democratic chieftains, noting that Thompson is increasingly talked about as a candidate for the mayor's job when Daley steps down in 1975, charge that his crackdown on corruption is politically motivated. The attorney convincingly denies the accusation. "I can't go out and hire Republicans to pose as defendants simply because...
...jovial nature, Melchior had his share of pride. He departed from the Met in 1950 after General Manager Rudolf Bing approached lesser singers first with new contracts. Melchior threatened to withdraw unless his agreement was renewed immediately; Bing, notoriously unsympathetic to any ultimatum...