Word: attend
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Winnie did not attend the ceremony, but viewed it on television via the Relay satellite in his London home. Standing in for him, his son Randolph read his acceptance of the unique honor. "It is," read Randolph, "a remarkable commentary on our affairs that the former Prime Minister of a great sovereign state should thus be received as an honorary citizen of another. I say 'great sovereign state' with design and emphasis, for I reject the view that Britain and the Commonwealth should now be relegated to a tame and minor role in the world . . . In this century...
...Paris to attend a meeting of the South-East Asia Treaty Organization, Secretary of State Dean Rusk chatted "cordially" with France's President for about 35 minutes, counting time out for translation. Britain's Foreign Secretary Lord Home and France's Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, who have been snubbing one another ever since Britain was excluded from the Common Market last January, also exchanged civilities. What's more, at an Elysée Palace reception for SEATO delegates from eight countries, le grand Charles affably declared: "Security means cooperation...
...black-controlled states of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, while reserving decision on Southern Rhodesia (where 250,000 whites currently rule 4,000,000 blacks) until an African conference is held this summer. In reply, Southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Winston Field repeated his refusal to attend any such conference until he receives in writing from Britain's Deputy Prime Minister R. A. Butler a promise that Southern Rhodesia gets its independence concurrently with either of the other two states...
...week trip through the country, Prince Johann first visited his younger brother in Texas. The Prince, currently studying in Switzerland, said he would like to come to the United States after graduating, "perhaps to attend Harvard for a year...
...misunderstanding apparently arose from efforts of the student commanders to "make a good showing" by having a large number of students present at the exercises. Several students said that they were asked to present their excuses in writing if they were not going to attend, but felt there had been no "undue coercion...