Word: departing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...individual . . . I believe he is sincere in his intention to defect to this country. The defector is definitely in fear of his life. At this time, indications are that regardless of what we do, he will go over the side [if we hand him back] as soon as we depart this area...
...Heikal urged the President to slow down. "There are men, women and children dying," Nasser replied. "We are in a race with death." Later, as Nasser drove to Cairo airport to bid goodbye to Kuwait's Emir Sabah es Salem es Sabah, last of the captains and kings to depart from the summit, Heikal again pleaded with his boss to take a rest...
...than verbal reassurance. New York Mayor John Lindsay called for a mandatory six-month freeze on wages and prices. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 22-nation body, released a report that urged consideration of an "incomes policy" of voluntary controls. Banker David Rockefeller urged Nixon to depart from his economic game plan in favor of a little jawboning -or presidential persuasion-in an effort to hold down wage and price hikes. Even Congress, which has been notably reluctant to pass stringent anti-inflation measures, showed signs of its deep concern over the worsening economic situation. Democrats...
Parking fees are still expected to continue to rise in coming years, however. Under a policy approved by the Council of Deans, individual fees will pay for capital expenditures on parking facilities, while University depart and maintenance costs...
Policy Sabotage. Top management often makes a no-discrimination proclamation but neglects to get the message across to department supervisors -the men who actually hire, fire and promote. The result is a type of policy sabotage that Tom Sims, a black advertising man in Manhattan, calls the "not-in-my-department syndrome." That is, in spite of orders from the summit, middle management resists and undercuts the policy of equal opportunity. The resistance is not necessarily based on racism. Some supervisors are simply reluctant to depart from the status quo or make the considerable extra effort to provide training...