Word: establishments
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...chance he would have to break a tie. Rather, the upper chamber was acting with all possible solemnity to confer an honor previously granted to only one American citizen, George Washington. As the honoree's widow watched proudly from the gallery, the Senate voted 78 to 22 to establish the third Monday of January, beginning in 1986, as a national holiday commemorating the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The high moment could not, however, erase the memory of a squalid scene the day before. New Right Republican Jesse Helms of North Carolina had resurrected...
...Weinberger-Clark report stresses the desirability of at least a demonstration of U.S. capability in advanced antimissile expertise to "alter the Star Wars fantasy, establish the credibility and then the reality of defensive technologies...
Bishop seized power 4½ years ago in a bloodless coup that deposed the eccentric and repressive regime of Sir Eric Gairy. Nominally a Marxist but at heart a pragmatist, Bishop did not establish a democracy. But he did satisfy most citizens with social tranquillity, rising exports and a host of public works, including 45 miles of new roads. Many of the projects were financed by Cuban and other Soviet bloc aid. Lately Bishop had even been talking of elections. Last spring he visited Washington for meetings with U.S. officials in an effort to tone down the antagonistic rhetoric between...
Tinker said the club is trying to establish a "positive image" by sponsoring United Way fund drives and throwing campus-wide parties with funds from the student government, which allots them approximately $1200 a year...
Nevertheless, Saltonstall points out that his current job does present him with greater responsibilities. "I have to be very careful with how I spend my time," he says, "and I have to be very sensitive to establish ways to keep several projects in motion at the same time." Managers of the departments Saltonstall supervises have all been to quick to praise their boss efforts and innovations...