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...Nitze, and his wife Alice. Just as the gateau d 'orange dessert was about to be served, Mrs. Clyne jokingly told Kvitsinsky that he would not get his portion unless he revealed when the long-threatened walkout would take place. Kvitsinsky said he did not want to forgo dessert, and announced that the negotiations would end between Nov. 15 and 22. He missed his deadline by only...
...damage" once the NATO missiles were installed. Against this chill blast, Reagan sent the protesters a message that fell mainly on deaf ears. Said he: "It is not the U.S. and NATO which threaten peace. We have no intermediate-range missiles in Europe and we're willing to forgo them entirely...
...Baby Doe rule, the pediatricians, the A.H.A. and five other medical groups propose that all hospitals be required to create "infant bioethical review committees" to protect the rights of handicapped newborns. These committees, composed of medical experts, laymen, clergy and lawyers, would be consulted in any decision to forgo treatment...
Although there has been controversy about what took place during and after the stroll in the woods, the basic provisions of the unofficial proposal are now well known. The U.S. would forgo the deployment of all 108 Pershing IIs in West Germany and install a total of only 300 cruise missiles, instead of 464, in Western Europe. The Soviets, in exchange, would reduce the number of SS-20 missile launchers aimed at Western Europe from 250 to 75. This would give them 225 warheads, creating a rough parity in the number of intermediate-range weapons on each side. In addition...
Essentially, the U.S.-Israeli talks boiled down to a series of reassurances. Aware that the Begin government would not back away from its decision, the Administration did not attempt to persuade the Israelis to forgo or postpone their plans. In return, Arens and Shamir agreed to redeploy Israeli troops in an orderly manner, coordinating with the Lebanese army so that it could move into the newly evacuated areas. Said a State Department official: "The Israelis assured us that they have no territorial ambitions in Lebanon and that the projected redeployment is in no way intended to contribute to divisions...