Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this tidy little piece of real estate, I was given two different parties at the Real Estate Office and two more at Facilities Maintenance, without satisfaction. A call to Casa Mexico, the restaurant at 75 Winthrop that had been my intended destination, confirmed university ownership, however. I hereby irrevocably demand of Harvard University, disinvestiture from the corrupt Winthrop Street operation, refund of monies lost by the complaintant, and public apology in the form of visible signs erected where undevious-minded, innocent out-of-towners can see them. Cliff Johnson...
...Laxalt called Marcos, who immediately asked whether Reagan wanted him to step down. Laxalt said the President was not in a position to make that kind of demand. Then Marcos put the question directly to Laxalt: What should he do? Replied the Senator: "Mr. President, I'm not bound by diplomatic restraint. I'm talking only for myself. I think you should cut and cut cleanly. The time has come." There was a long pause that to Laxalt seemed interminable. Finally he asked, "Mr. President, are you still there?" Marcos replied, in a subdued voice, "Yes, I'm still here...
Appreciation of Aquino in Washington is relatively new. Early on, many in the Administration dismissed her as inexperienced. They were especially concerned that if elected, she would demand that the U.S. abandon its military bases at Clark and Subic Bay Naval Station. There appears to be little danger of that, however. In a speech last month before the joint Philippine and foreign Chambers of Commerce, Aquino promised that she would consult other nations in the region and "especially" the Filipino people before signing any new treaty. Since then, she has repeatedly maintained that she would honor the present agreement until...
According to U.S. customs officials in Hawaii, Marcos arrived in Honolulu with a few million dollars in cash and several million more in jewelry, art and other valuables hidden in boxes of Pampers diapers. U.S. customs laws demand that anyone bringing in more than $10,000 worth of currency make a formal declaration of just how much they have...
...emergency, imposed July 21 on 30 urban and rural districts and subsequently lifted from seven, gives police and troops sweeping powers to use guns against rioters and detain suspects indefinitely without trial. It has been widely condemned abroad, and its removal is a primary demand of anti-apartheid activists...