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...major reason for the S.L.A.'s backdown on the food issue, however tentative, may well have been the scorn heaped on the original demand by a vast majority of those designated as beneficiaries. Many welfare recipients said that they would refuse to take any food paid for with "blood money." Chavez sent a message to the Hearsts that "my prayers are with you." Leftists from Black Panther Leader Huey Newton to Actress Jane Fonda condemned the S.L.A.'s use of violence as damaging to the radical cause. Some too conveniently forgot the New Left's more-than-occasional condoning...
Promise and Backdown. The La Brea y Pariñas basin has long troubled Peruvian pride. IPC, owner of the fields since 1924, has tried to appease various governments by agreeing to several tax increases. It now is the country's No. 1 taxpayer...
...oppose Khrushchev. But as a skilled politician himself, he knew well how to stall. He subtly resisted the missile enthusiasts in the Kremlin, kept alive the concept of surface ships. Then Khrushchev decided to put missiles in Castro's Cuba?and the whole game changed. The humiliation of their backdown under the guns of the U.S. Navy impressed on the Soviet leaders the value of naval power. Shortly after the crisis, Khrushchev sent an order to the admiral: Create a surface fleet...
...King's Move. The junta's backdown set Athens buzzing with speculation. Politicians huddled with generals about plans to put the upstart colonels back in the barracks. Karamanlis let it be known that he would return if the call came from King Constantine. Friends of former Premier Papandreou gave assurance that Karamanlis' old foes would cooperate with the conservatives in a transitional government that would lead Greece back to parliamentary rule. Andreas Papandreou, old George's fiery son, who is under arrest on a charge of conspiring to commit treason, is now willing, according...
...peace-keeping force and recalled Grivas to Athens. The junta commanded the country's docile press to play down the gravity of the crisis. Still, no matter how unmindful of Greek public opinion they may be, Greece's military rulers feared the repercussions of a backdown on such an emotional issue as Cyprus. In a reply to Turkey, the Greek leaders offered to discuss measures for cooling the crisis but refused to commit themselves on the crucial issue of troop withdrawals...