Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thought that a separation of church and civil law was essential. Kicked out of the First Born Church in 1970, Ervil started his own sect, the Church of the Lamb of God, in San Diego. He also began writing tracts claiming the authority to execute anyone who refused to accept him as God's representative. Less than two years later, Joel was shot dead in nearby Ensenada, Mexico...
...Kampf [which was] a danger to all free nations." Vance, in a brief, measured nonresponse, acknowledged that Washington was taking "a more active approach than you would prefer" in attempting to steer the two sides into negotiations. Vance urged his hosts to take a chance for peace and to accept "the risks of a course which can bring greater rewards, but which also leads down paths that are unfamiliar...
...Crown Prince Fahd recently got Arafat to send Carter a message pledging Palestinian moderation; Fahd himself delivered it during his White House visit in May. Carter has continued the indirect dialogue: in an interview with TIME earlier this month, he reiterated his position urging the P.L.O. to accept the United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, which calls for recognition of Israel's existence in exchange for the return of Arab territory...
Bunker and Herbert Hunt last week joined the pioneers of a new tactic in company takeovers. In March, Great Western United Corp., which the Hunts control, bid $15.75 a share for 35% of Sunshine Mining Co., a major silver producer, but Sunshine management never advised its stockholders whether to accept or reject the offer. So Great Western now has lowered...
...food processor, became the first to try the opposite tack: it lowered its offer for Gerber Products Co., the baby-food maker, to $37 a share from an initial $40. The aim apparently was to prompt shareholders of the target company to bring pressure on management to accept the original offer. Two lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of Gerber stockholders, seeking damages from Gerber management for resisting...