Word: insists
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...diplomatic talks, which were broken off last month in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The federal government demands that the Biafrans acknowledge that they are citizens of one country-Nigeria-before any serious bargaining can begin. On the other hand, the Biafrans, who walked out of the Kampala conference, insist on a cease-fire before talking further, since such an agreement would give them the status of a sovereign equal in any negotiations. Ojukwu himself admits that if the war turns into a guerrilla fight in the bush many of his army officers "are not tough enough for that...
...Research Foundation in collaboration with its developers, Dr. Vincent J. Freda and Dr. John G. Gorman of Columbia University and Dr. William Pollack of Ortho. Together with the necessary laboratory work, the RhoGAM treatment will add about $100 to maternity bills, but obstetricians with Rh-negative patients will undoubtedly insist...
Negro culture as a discipline is so new that there are inevitable disagreements over precisely what should be taught and who should teach it. Some student groups insist that only a Negro can fully appreciate and convey the implications of black culture. There are not nearly enough professors-black or white-with academic specialization in the field. Partly out of practical necessity, universities generally agree that a teacher's color is irrelevant in matters of scholarship. "You don't need a Greek to teach Greek or a Communist to teach Marx," contends Rutgers Provost Richard Schlatter. Anyone with...
...local issues-ranging from demands for cleaner toilets to complaints about poor lighting in plant walkways-that could impede a settlement. But money, says Abel, "is the most important matter"-and the union has some important precedents to lean on. At the very least, it is likely to insist on wage-and-benefit increases approaching the 6% gain won last year by the United Automobile Workers in its settlements with Detroit's Big Three. Larger still is the 6.5% increase that the Steelworkers themselves won two weeks ago in coming to terms on a new contract with the aluminum...
...Harvard and Yale insist on remaining aloof from that test, a policy which has generated mild irritation among Harvard fans who would like to see the Crimson racing with real competition, especially in these high-glory years of Harvard Crew. Pennsylvania is favored to win the IRA's again this year, as it did last year...