Word: claiming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...discovered here in the last few days," remarked Republican Senator Clifford Case as he welcomed Carter to the federal aviation center in New Jersey. Replied Carter: "It is a good day for the world." Sounding much like a candidate once again, Carter was moved to make a grander claim at a fund-raising luncheon in Atlantic City: "I believe that we are making great strides in bringing peace to many areas of the world. I am proud that since I have been in the White House, there has not been a single American soldier who has lost blood...
SUNDAY, SEPT. 17. Thunderstorm deluges Camp David on final, decisive day. U.S. official delivers Carter message to Begin outlining U.S. views on Jerusalem, rejecting Israel's claim that East Jerusalem, seized in 1967, is part of Israel. Begin blows up. He hands back letter, declaring: "I'd rather cut off my right hand than sign that." Carter decides to postpone all reference to Jerusalem. The outcome is now up to Egypt. Carter meets one last time in climactic negotiations with Sadat. At 4:30 p.m. U.S. Aide Hamilton Jordan looks up to see Carter flashing thumbs-up signal through window...
...Sadat. What I do know is that it was agreed upon that the question of sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip will be left open. This was the key to the agreement, because we?and I believe this with all my heart?have a right and a claim to sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. But there are other claims. So our idea was: "Let us leave the question of sovereignty open?undecided ?and let us deal with the human beings." The Palestinian Arabs will have autonomy, full autonomy. And we shall have security, mainly...
...course will say we claim sovereignty of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district. Others will come and they will say we claim sovereignty. What can be the outcome? We can't say what kind of an agreement, but what we can stress is that at Camp David we sometimes had problems that seemed to be insoluble and we still resolved them, because this is the nature of human brains. [If] there is an agreement between the parties negotiating?then everybody will rejoice that there is an agreement. And if there is no agreement, the [present] arrangement for Palestinian autonomy...
Supporters of the bill say it will allow enough new gas to be found to reduce oil imports by about 1.5 million barrels a day by 1985. They also claim that the measure will add only about $25 a year to the average family's heating bill...