Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...McFall said that the gift was unsolicited and that he had put it into his congressional office account to buy supplies. Said he: "I don't know what [the $3,000] was for. It came about campaign time. I was under the impression that it was illegal to accept a contribution from a foreign national, so I put it in my office account. I'm not being bribed. I handled it legitimately...
Queen's Representative. Ironically, the one proposal that might be acceptable to the blacks and Smith faces strong British opposition. In what amounts to a brief return of the imperial Pax Britannica, this scheme calls for London to appoint a Governor General for Rhodesia who would be that country's highest official during the transition period. The presence of a trusted representative of the Queen would reassure many blacks that the devious Smith would be unable to undermine the transfer of power. Whites would similarly be reassured that they would not become victims of vengeful black radicals...
...sincere in seeking a negotiated settlement, while the black nationalist spokesmen are not. Aware of Smith's strategy, some black African leaders have warned the four nationalists in Geneva not to appear intransigent. Last week the Times of Zambia editorially criticized the nationalists for refusing to accept a transition. Warned the paper: "It is better to wait longer if necessary. Insistence shows lack of political acumen and competence...
However, I cannot accept a lack of commitment. If the responsibility of funding must fall totally on Black CAST, the least others can do is offer assistance in fundraising techniques. Yet if such efforts to "teach" to "educate" and to "sensitize" are to ultimately benefit everyone--blacks and whites, students and faculty--it should not be a case where Black CAST is solely responsible...
...happy to accept this call to serve my alma mater. I look forward with great enthusiasm to working with my new colleagues at Harvard Medical School to shape medical education to meet the changing conditions for medical practice and science," Tosteson said last night...