Word: discussants
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hyland's view, Nixon was a tough and able bargainer. He would discuss one or two issues, set the general guidelines of U.S. policy, then leave, letting subordinates handle the details. "Avoiding the fray was a good tactic," observes Hyland, as "it is extremely frustrating negotiating with the Soviets because they insist on winning every minor point. There is endless haggling and bitterness. The atmosphere gets very tense over the nitpicking. The Soviets sometimes win the small point but lose the significant one. Still, it's a hell of a problem to turn them around. You can only...
...extraordinary nationally televised address to the Egyptian parliament by President Anwar Sadat, who did not even mention the air raids that had just taken place in Lebanon. Declared Sadat: "There is no time to lose. I am ready to go to their house, to the Knesset, to discuss peace with the Israeli leaders...
Carrillo then flew to Yugoslavia, hoping to discuss his U.S. trip with Marshal Tito. The aging marshal was too fatigued to see him and begged off, but Carrillo dined with Yugoslavia's No. 2 man, Edvard Kardelj, who was just back from a successful visit to Washington. Next it was off to Rome for talks with Italy's Enrico Berlinguer, leader of Western Europe's largest Communist Party. In deference to Berlinguer, who has been careful not to antagonize the Kremlin despite his own protestations of independence, Carrillo shrugged off the snub he had received in Moscow...
Although this system seems to provide Princeton students with far more influence than their Harvard counterparts, the committee has come in for sharp criticism. The meetings are not open to the public, and committee members may not openly discuss the budgetary data they receive. Frequent leaks in past years have eroded the significance of this prohibition, but many students still view the restriction as a problem...
Convincing authorities of the worth of prostitutes' profession may be somewhat difficult. Lewis says Boston Police Superintendent Robert Jordan and several of his staff members refused to discuss with Lewis any matter related to prostitution. John Doyle, chief of Boston's bureau of investigative services, including the vice squad, says he disapproves of the union, even though he admits to knowing little about it, because the organization seems to encourage prostitution. "I don't agree prostitution is a victimless crime," Doyle adds. He asserts broadly that decriminalization would threten the very nature of society, but then doyle once attended...