Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Something to Do. Goldwater's acceptance of Bliss did not come easily. Less than a week before, in his Washington apartment, Barry had listened in angry disbelief as two of his most loyal supporters, Running Mate William Miller and Nebraska's National Committeeman Donald Ross, along with Ray Bliss himself, patiently explained that Burch was not worth fighting for. Miller declared that a thin, five-vote majority was the very best Burch could hope for in the 132-member National Committee. Later Miller spent another two hours urging Barry to accept Bliss. At last Barry agreed...
...deciding which of the many offers for her store to accept, Elsie said that she had refused to consider any people who had shown signs of wanting to raise prices or change the store...
...Senate passed medicare as an amendment to a bill increasing social security benefits. In Senate-House conference, House conferees refused to accept medicare, and the bill died...
...domestic troubles, but Syria has obliged by going markedly Socialist (see following story'). Iraq used Soviet weapons to dispose of Moscow's man Kassem. Pro-Western Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, whose oil revenues make it easy to turn down aid, have all refused to accept the merest Red cent...
...warrant mercifully stayed its execution "during session of the Congress." But the judge can always modify her mercy. Meanwhile, Powell has petitioned the Supreme Court for review of the libel judgment, which was upheld by New York's highest state court. The Supreme Court may be ready to accept or reject Powell's appeal on Jan. 18. If it turns him down, the libel judgment will be final...