Word: halt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...December 1970. Administration strategists think the proposal should be brought to a vote soon; it would probably be defeated. Unilateral withdrawal is plainly not acceptable to a majority of Congress or of the country-at present. But proposals for bigger steps toward disengagement continued. Charles Percy urged Nixon to halt all bombing and offensive ground operations in South Viet Nam. Mike Mansfield, the Democratic Senate leader, proposed that Washington attempt a ceasefire. He credited Nixon with wanting out of Viet Nam, "sure as hell." That Hanoi knows this too makes the dispute over the propriety of dispute academic...
...tankers already have been, that DDT would be enough to slow the photosynthesizing micro-plants of the oceans. These plants produce ninety percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. In as much time as it took us to breath the remaining oxygen. It would all grind to a halt once...
...letter was circulated this week among Faculty members, urging support for the Moratorium, which calls for a nation-wide halt to normal activities on October 15 to support an early...
...plays by safety Neil Hurley to halt late Holy Cross drives, and two long completions in an otherwise weak passing attack enabled Harvard to blank Holy Cross, 13-0, before 25,000 fans at the Stadium, where winning opening games is becoming a tradition almost as strong as good halftime shows...
Neither the U.S. nor the Soviet Union, in their major speeches, offered much promise that the current session would be more dynamic or productive than its predecessors. President Nixon, in his first appearance before the General Assembly, emphasized that U.S. steps toward peace in Viet Nam, including the bombing halt and troop withdrawals, have been "responsive to views expressed in this room." Accordingly, he asked delegates of all nations to turn their "best diplomatic efforts" to persuading Hanoi to make a few concessions too. The delegates, apparently disappointed that the President had failed to unveil new plans for peace...