Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would not oppose it or try to keep Thieu in power. Thieu now concedes that elections could be held before they are scheduled under the constitution (1971) and that the N.L.F. could take part. The more immediate problem is how the elections are to be brought about. The Communists demand Thieu's departure from power, or at least a coalition, even before elections are held. They imply that if elections took place with Thieu in command, he would have an enormous advantage at the polls, regardless of any kind of international supervision that might be devised. The U.S., in turn...
...other states range from mere admonition to measures of sharp severity. Indiana's legislature passed no new laws, but Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb officially reminded trustees in the state university system that they may be replaced if they do not back up the Governor's "respectful demand" for absolute compliance with existing laws...
...mechanism of the market has been snarled by increasing affluence. With disposable income up 6% from last year, Americans are indulging in their longstanding love of beef. In the first quarter of this year, 6% more steers have been marketed than in the equivalent period of 1968, yet consumer demand for red meat is rising even faster. At current rates, Americans this year will eat an average of 110 Ibs. of beef each, compared with...
...demand for decent housing continues to outstrip construction, "No Vacancy" is becoming the ubiquitous sign of the times. Last year, U.S. builders put up just under eight houses and apartments for every 1,000 people, which was half of 1950's record pace. The U.S., once preeminent, now lags behind Western Europe, Japan and Russia in housing output on a per capita basis. This week the Nixon Administration will announce formation of the National Corporation for Housing Partnerships, a Comsat-style combination of Government and private industry. The corporation expects that its activities will add at least...
...tremendous costs and risks involved in prospecting for oil, and to give them extra incentive to search for more of it. The search has been slowing lately. Since 1957, the number of new wells drilled in the U.S. has dropped 40%; domestic reserves have remained nearly constant but demand for oil has increased by as much as 29%. Two weeks ago, Michael A. Wright, chairman of Humble Oil, told Senator Hart's antitrust subcommittee that 87% of the nation's oil needs by 1985 will have to come from reserves that have not yet been discovered...