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...West Beirut when the taxi in which he was riding stopped with a flat tire. Blindfolded and with a gun at his temple, Hirst shouted and kicked to attract attention as he was driven through the city, ignoring a gunman's threats to shoot him if he did not desist. "I tried to make as much noise as I could, especially when the car stopped or slowed down at traffic jams," he recounted...
...Slayton's venture has run into a glitch. The State of Florida has issued a cease-and-desist order to the Celestis Group, a Melbourne-based company set up by an undertaker, embalmer and engineer to deliver the remains to Slayton's firm. The state's charge: Celestis is operating an unlicensed cemetery. According to Florida law, a cemetery must include at least 15 acres of land and a road that leads to a highway...
...electoral rules and regulations, the committee members declared that they plan to launch a campaign without their candidate's consent. Their hope was that Iacocca would eventually give in to the pressure of voter support and join the race. "Mr. Iacocca would probably prefer for us to cease and desist," conceded the group's chairman, Michigan State Representative Richard Fitzpatrick. But, he added, "we need the best leadership we can find. And where America's future is concerned, we think the voters shouldn't take no for an answer...
Students "are required to obey the instructions of officers of the University," Epps told the audience, instructing them to "desist in shouting" or "leave the room...
...consciousness; in Paris. Founder and editor of her own influential magazine, L 'Europe Nouvelle, from 1918 to 1934, she left to campaign for female suffrage, once chaining herself with friends across the Rue Royale to block traffic. In 1936 Weiss was offered a Cabinet post if she would desist; she refused. French women finally got the vote...