Word: abe
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...opposition to the Jay Treaty with Britain. John Parker, a federal judge nominated in 1930 by Herbert Hoover, was rejected by the Senate because of an antilabor ruling on the bench -- but also for some racist remarks made during a campaign for Governor of North Carolina. When Justice Abe Fortas was nominated as Chief Justice, his liberal decisions prompted Thurmond and others to block his elevation...
...structures to U.S. national parks and forests for half a century, has agreed to sell $3 million worth of its products to a Japanese architectural firm, mainly for use in recreational areas. The bet is that Japanese vacationers, weary of crowded cities and suburbs, will enjoy a bit of Abe Lincoln-style living...
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows...
...raised of an all-out economic war between the two nations. Last week, with the $300 million worth of sanctions in place, Japanese and American officials were scrambling to defuse tensions. As a prelude to Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's visit to Washington this week, Special Envoy Shintaro Abe was dispatched to the White House to outline a plan to reduce Japan's $59 billion trade surplus with the U.S. Meanwhile, a U.S. delegation in Tokyo urged the Japanese to lower barriers to American goods...
...Abe, a former Foreign Minister, asked Reagan to remove the 100% duties that the President had slapped on a variety of Japanese color televisions, computers and power tools on April 17. Abe outlined a series of economic proposals -- aimed at reducing his country's irritating surplus -- that Nakasone will present during his visit. The measures involve sustained efforts to boost Japanese consumer demand and thus imports. Japan also plans to encourage the lending of perhaps as much as $30 billion to Third World debtor nations. The prospect of the changes, however, did nothing to strengthen the U.S. dollar: last week...