Word: halt
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wrong to hold stock in American companies, such as Gulf, that have operations in nations controlled by governments that engage in actions considered repressive and inhumane." We agree--AS LONG AS THE "CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIONS A SHAREHOLDER CAN TAKE" INCLUDE A DETERMINED EFFORT TO FORCE SUCH AN AMERICAN COMPANY TO HALT INVOLVEMENT WITH "GOVERNMENTS THAT ENGAGE IN ACTIONS CONSIDERED REPRESSIVE OR INHUMANE." And, in the case of Gulf, we do not believe that Harvard should have to dispatch a fact-finder to investigate Portuguese colonial policies or Gulf's connection with the Portuguese government. PALC's view on Gulf's contribution...
McGovern, favored 2 to 1 over Sen. Edmund S. Muskie (D-Maine) in Massachusetts in a preliminary poll published yesterday by The Boston Globe, demanded that the Price Commission freeze all prices immediately to halt "this blatant business blas...
...judge, a clerk and a secretary. With Jubin at the wheel, a black Renault sped off into the night, followed by two police cars and several autos filled with reporters. Unable to shake his pursuers on a wild ride through Paris, Jubin finally brought the car to a screeching halt, jumped out and yelled: "If you don't stop following me, I'll shoot a hostage." The police and the newsmen turned back...
...White House has found domestic opposition to the air war to be easily manageable. And Hanoi and the NLF, while once they were able to contain an aggression that involved a finite number of U.S. troops on their home ground, are now almost powerless to do anything to halt the planes that are bombing them from bases in Thailand, Guam and elsewhere. Strong and effective public protest in this country is the only force that can now bring...
Yesterday, the 'Cliffe netters saw the early-season success of an opening-match win over Jackson, grind to an inglorious halt as car trouble en route to Friday's Barnard contest knocked Radcliffe out of the action...