Word: withdrawnness
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...week passed, the Palestinians and the Lebanese Muslims suddenly realized how vulnerable they will be once the P.L.O. forces have been withdrawn from Beirut. Sarkis and the other Christian Lebanese leaders do not particularly care whether the multinational peace-keeping force arrives before or after the P.L.O. withdrawal. But Wazzan, the leading Muslim in the Lebanese government, agreed with the Palestinians that the multinational force must come first. Otherwise, he feared, the Palestinian civilian population of about 100,000 in West Beirut would be left to the mercy of their enemies the Phalangists and the Christian-dominated Lebanese Army. Finally...
...Indonesia, vendors sell clioquinol (brand name: Entero-Vioform) at roadside stands. The potent antidiarrheal drug was banned in Japan and withdrawn from the U.S. market ten years ago, after it was linked to cases of acute abdominal pain and, in some instances, brain damage and blindness...
...Patrick Gray, 65, acting FBI director whose nomination as permanent head of bureau was withdrawn before he admitted burning Watergate evidence. Accused with two aides by Justice Department in 1978 of approving illegal FBI break-ins. After charges were dropped, he filed $5.5 million suit against Government; suit still pending. Lives in Mystic, Conn. Practices...
Britain did retain the support of her allies at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, where Defense Secretary Nott reaffirmed Britain's willingness to cease hostilities, but only if Argentine troops were withdrawn from the islands. Failure to make that stipulation, he said, would "leave the burglar with the spoils...
According to his attorney, Hinckley was a lonely, timid child who became increasingly withdrawn as he grew up and finally retreated into a world of fantasies. Hinckley dropped in and out of college, went to Hollywood seeking instant success as a songwriter, created a mythical group called the American Front Organization. He became obsessed with the film Taxi Driver, the story of a loner who stalks a presidential candidate; Foster was featured as a child prostitute. After the murder of Lennon, Hinckley visited the Dakota apartment building in New York City and stood with a pistol in his pocket...