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...State were looking for movement on peace talks in the Middle East and on strategic arms negotiations with the Soviets but were careful not to let expectations get out of hand. In the end, SALT was still stalemated. However, there seemed to be a minute improvement in a procedural bottleneck that has blocked a reconvening of the Geneva Conference between Israelis and Arabs. But there was no progress on the basic issues of Israel's refusal to withdraw to its 1967 borders or to accept an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank...
...Several hundred people were all asked to go to one point in the University," Spence said Monday. "It was a bottleneck. There was a seasonal pressure so there were times during the year when there were many, many people...
...tickets are being distributed now, long before the June 14 event. Last year each family had to wait in line to pick up their tickets, before getting food. This is where the bottleneck developed. Koivumaki said because of the "herd instinct", entire families stood in the ticket line last year, although only one person...
Talking with "Jimbo." When Press Secretary Jody Powell brings a covey of reporters to ask Jordan about the appointments bottleneck, Jordan self-deprecatingly points to himself. But it is a shared responsibility. While Jordan may be methodical to a fault, his boss has insisted on more elaborate procedures than in the past. The appointment process has been stretched from the normal three or four weeks to five or six because the Administration is making an unparalleled effort to avoid conflicts of interest and other potentially embarrassing situations. Security clearances and IRS checks are also taking longer than expected. "These people...
...really knows exactly where the bottleneck is," Peterson added