Word: conference
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...Senators were present for the vote. Vice President George Bush made one of his extremely rare appearances to preside, though there was not the remotest chance he would have to break a tie. Rather, the upper chamber was acting with all possible solemnity to confer an honor previously granted to only one American citizen, George Washington. As the honoree's widow watched proudly from the gallery, the Senate voted 78 to 22 to establish the third Monday of January, beginning in 1986, as a national holiday commemorating the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The high moment...
Pondering the matter over the weekend at Camp David, Reagan reached his decision. He told aides that he planned to appoint McFarlane. But he intended to delay the formal announcement until early this week, giving him time to confer with Kirkpatrick, who is known to be weary with her U.N. job. The President was set to offer her a post in Washington, possibly a newly created one, in which she would have ready access to the Oval Office and the opportunity to advise on a wide range of foreign policy questions...
...attending a special meeting of the ACE Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, which he chairs--will also confer today with representatives of predominantly Black colleges about their objections to an NCAA rule allowing freshmen to play varsity sports only if they secure a combined score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and a 20 high school grade point average. The ACE originally proposed the measure, but is apparently willing to accept modifications...
...television with a documentary account of the last hours and minutes of Flight 007. Then in the space of a few hours he announced not once but twice that he was cutting short his California holiday-first by two days, then by three-as his determination to confer personally with the National Security Council in Washington grew more urgent. Just before boarding Air Force One for the trip back to Washington, a grim Reagan mounted an outdoor podium and read an extraordinary statement. Calling the Soviet attack a "barbaric act," the President implied that it reflected baser motives than even...
...only professional school for lawyers, judges and prosecutors. A mere 457 passed. Graduates find the law no stepping stone to prominence. None of Japan's 16 postwar Prime Ministers, for instance, has been a lawyer. Only 51 of the 763 Diet members are attorneys. Nor does the position confer wealth. Only 20% make more than $43,000 annually...