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...dispel Soviet fears that the new weapons represent a threat to peace, the U.S. is expected to announce that it will withdraw about 1,000 of 6,000 nuclear warheads now based in Western Europe. In addition, NATO next week will almost certainly propose negotiating with the U.S.S.R. a further reduction of nuclear forces in Europe. Deciding the precise terms of this call for arms talks will be one of the main items before NATO Foreign Ministers. Because neither the Pershing II nor the cruise will be ready for deployment for at least three years, some NATO governments hope that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Meeting Moscow's Threat | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

Despite the lopsided score and a few pleasant surprises, the meet did little to dispel the doubts that linger around Harvard's chances in many of the events...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thinclads Storm Past Hapless Bruins in Opener | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...freshman, St. Louis led the team in goals, scoring 17 times. To dispel any comments about beginner's luck, she came back the next year with 20 goals and the top scorer's title again. It would be no surprise to anyone if she repeated the performance this fall...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Return With Ivy Championship to Boot | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...duplicity." Among other things, he said, "information was withheld from the grand jury" and "a witness was encouraged to be less than candid with the FBI." Whatever the truth of these charges, they are exactly the kind of ugly accusations that appointment of a special prosecutor is supposed to dispel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Heritage of Watergate | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

Horner said she hopes freshmen would not take Mark Twain's advice that it is "better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and dispel all doubt" too seriously...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 3500 Flood Tercentenary for Opening | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

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