Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three committees to deal with the remaining issues separating the two parties. The first would deal with the creation of a black studies department. The second would consider all other proposals for increased black presence on the Brandeis campus. And the third would "deal with the timing of any agreement and vacation of Ford Hall...
Though Udall was overwhelmingly defeated by McCormack's supporters, his move helped wrest from the incumbent Democratic leadership in the House an agreement to allow all party members to sit in on monthly policy meetings, thus assuring that the voice of the activists will continue to be heard. Another concession to Udall's rebellion: committee appointments will henceforth be subject to approval by a caucus of all House Democrats instead of being dictated by a tight coterie of congressional elders. Udall and his hardy backers-only 58 of 435 House members-did their careers no damage...
Sticking Points. If there was one dividend to be found in last week's crisis, it was the fresh sense of urgency imparted to big-power efforts toward a settlement. Russian diplomats in Washington, Paris and London began pressing for an agreement that could be offered to both sides with big-power endorsement. In a week of intensive conversations, there were hints of a new Soviet willingness to search for accommodation on such sticking points as demarcation of boundaries, free navigation, demilitarized zones and international guarantees. Some close observers detected an emerging package offer...
...make the states here act against what they consider to be their interests. But the big powers can do two things here. They can force Israel and the Arabs to turn to each other by excluding the possibility of an imposed settlement. And if the adversaries make an agreement, the big powers can support such a settlement...
...perhaps no political leader could now withstand the consequences of a compromise settlement to end the mounting hostilities. If that is the case, says Charles Yost, who was named by Nixon two weeks ago to be his U.N. ambassador, "the necessary initiative can only come from outside"-preferably in agreement with Russia and negotiated through the U.N. That would represent a significant departure from U.S. policy, which up to now has been based on the premise that Arabs and Israelis should settle their own affairs. Writing in the January Atlantic, Yost argued that it would also recognize the fact that...