Word: call
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Make an announcement to the U.N., the Viet Cong and the world that we hereby call off all hostilities as of a stated date, but that we will keep an exact count of all casualties suffered by us or our allies during every twenty-four-hour period thereafter. Each day at a stated hour the exact number will be announced. It may be verified by neutral observers. It will be distributed in leaflets to the North, and that will be the number of bombs dropped on North Viet Nam the following day. Meanwhile, we revert to undeclared peace and resume...
...describe a "call for a bombing pause and immediate negotiations" by several U.S. Congressmen. You quote: " 'It seems to me,' said Robert Kennedy, 'that we lose nothing if we sit down to negotiate...
...director of the New York Central since 1959, I was named by my colleagues in November 1961 to serve as chairman of the committee of the board to negotiate the terms of the merger. These negotiations came about as a result of a telephone call in the fall of 1961 from Mr. Perlman to Mr. James M. Symes, then chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Railroad, suggesting that the then suspended merger study between the two railroads be resumed. To this suggestion Mr. Symes agreed, and board committees were formed to negotiate the terms. The activities of Mr. Perlman...
...Johnson's mobilization order, as every U.S. call-up has invariably done, proved of immense concern to the Russians. Almost immediately, Tass was on the air denouncing it as "a threatening act." More significantly, the move was greeted with some concern by Kosygin and his entourage, who were in New Delhi for the 18th anniversary of India's independence. In the wake of the U.S. call-up, Kosygin let it be known that the Kremlin's top leadership is more interested in a settlement than its underlings had let on. Kosygin's aides even hinted that...
...fall of 1965, Pearson was persuaded to call another general election in the hope of bolstering his government's weak parliamentary position. The campaign was devoid of issues. Unable to campaign on their brief record (of which the highlight was adoption of a national flag in February, 1965), the Liberals argued that their legislative programs could not be implemented without a Parliamentary majority. The electorate, unconvinced and bored, failed to give them one. The Pearson government was narrowly returned to office, with its Parliamentary strength increased by only three seats. Pearson was disappointed and humiliated...