Word: canceled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Yuri Andropov called the Reagan letter a "propaganda game" and said that it contained "nothing new." In effect, Reagan had made the summit meeting contingent on Andropov's accepting the President's "zero option" proposal, under which the U.S. would cancel plans to deploy 572 Pershing II and cruise missiles in Europe starting late this year if the Soviet Union dismantles all 342 of its SS-20 missiles, most of which are aimed at Europe. Said Andropov: "That it is patently unacceptable to the Soviet Union is already generally recognized...
...generals, often grossly underestimates the cost of weapons, orders more than it can pay for, then juggles the production programs in a manner that plays hob with efficiency. Also, it has a habit of "entering full-scale development with immature" technology. Their conclusion: the Air Force should cancel some weapons-buying programs and concentrate on those it considers top priority...
...city council's procedural rules state that the nine-member body can cancel a meeting if a quorum does not appear at the appointed hour Vellucci made it clear to his fellow councillors yesterday afternoon that the requisite number would not show...
Contacted at his North Cambridge pharmacy. Councillor Thomas W. Danchy said he would probably stay put and mind his shop "Under the conditions we have. I think it's a good thing" to cancel the scheduled meeting, he added...
...Dolly Parton, 37, had come to town. About an hour before showtime, a woman phoned Owensboro police to warn of possible danger from a man who "wants to harm her, a person who can't stand her." Parton's security consultant, Gavin DeBecker, 29, recommended that she cancel the concert and three others scheduled for last week. DeBecker believes he has a line on the man, a mental patient who has been arrested "a number of times." As for Parton, who carries a snub-nosed pistol and has in the past indicated no reluctance...