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Word: convenees (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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The President wanted to get his case on record before the delegates convene in New York, although there was no chance he would appear by then before the subcommittee chaired by Indiana's Birch Bayh.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Carter Battles A Revolt | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

"Sheer bureaucratic indifference" and the Government's "callous and lackadaisical attitude" were to blame, said the court, which offered no views on the correctness of the murder verdict. Soon after the 1970 slayings, the Army abandoned its plans to prosecute, apparently because of a bungled investigation that spoiled key...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Fatal Delay | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

Hoping to be able to refute the Census Bureau's findings, tentative as they are, municipal officials have begun their own head counts and are even taking the bureau to court. Two congressional subcommittees plan to convene joint hearings on the dispute this week.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Storming over The Census | 8/4/1980 | See Source »

One unequivocal fact, however, emerged from the returns: the etapiste--or "step by step"--strategy for separation, fashioned by prominent cabinet member Claude Moran and adopted by Levesque despite objections from the more radical elements of the Parti Quebecois, has floundered. In the wake of the loss. various cadres of...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: If at First You Don't Secede... | 5/27/1980 | See Source »

Since the initial session, union officials have said they could not reopen negotiations until Powers set a date, while Powers has said he thought Local 26 should take the initiative. Although no date has been set, the two sides agreed yesterday to convene after Richard W. Coleman, attorney for Local...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Dining Hall Workers to Resume Talks | 4/25/1980 | See Source »

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