Word: finality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President Kennedy runs, and I expect him to run, he will be renominated and I am convinced re-elected." Two days later, the Associated Press sent an advisory message to its newspaper editors that began: "The House passed and sent to President Kennedy a bill to carry out final details of the Panama Canal treaties...
...determined Cabinet member. He simply ran over them on international economic policy. If he needed White House guidance, he simply crossed the street from the Treasury and went to the Oval Office. He saw no reason to treat foreigners with any greater tenderness. He believed that in the final analysis countries yield only to pressure; he had no faith in consultations except from a position of superior strength. His presence guaranteed that the economic dialogue with Europe would not be dull; it also ensured that the European contribution would have to be something more solid than ritual incantations of good...
Both sides remain at loggerheads on the meaning of autonomy. The Israelis see self-rule for the inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza as limited to local administrative matters. The Egyptians want the Palestinians to have broad judicial, executive and territorial rights. The final communique lamely predicted "an eventual agreement" and reiterated the hope that the West Bank Palestinians might soon join the autonomy talks...
...California now has something to do besides hunt for gas stations: Angels' attendance was up nearly 50% from last year to 2,523,575, one of the best home gates in league history. For another, some of those ailing pitchers may be back. In the season's final week, Tanana and the ever inconsistent Ryan pitched strong games. So did Knapp and Dave Frost. It was, in fact, the first time since 1975 that the staff had turned in four complete games in a row. Says Bobby Grich: "Our pitching staff has showed up just in time...
...over the country, the price tag for Seabrook has more than doubled from $973 million to more than $2 billion since its conception. If we continue pouring money down the nuclear drain, we will not have the resources or the will to invest in other energy sources. The final cost of Seabrook alone is more than twice the federal government's total annual investment in solar research and development...