Word: insists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Western Stars (1938), his first starring role, while Dale likes My Pal Trigger (1946) because it features her husband's famous horse, which died in 1965 at age 30 (that's 80 years in human span). Though they will return next season for another 26 cable shows, the Rogerses insist they are otherwise still out to pasture. Says Roy: "I've been in show business for about 55 years and that's long enough to be anyplace...
Meanwhile, Murdoch announced plans to print a new afternoon daily at Wapping, called the London Post, and began hiring 500 members of the electricians' union to run the plant. Though officials at News International, Murdoch's British company, insist that the paper is still a possibility, the Post scheme appears to have been a diversionary tactic...
...estimated that Murdoch will save $84 million a year by printing his papers at Wapping. News International officials are willing to discuss severance benefits with the strikers, but they insist that the printers' unions will never represent employees at Wapping. At the moment, the fired workers are in no mood to cease their noisy protests outside the plant. Says Dean: "Our members feel very strongly that the company acted deceitfully, pretending it was seeking negotiations when in fact it was setting up secret arrangements to ensure they were kept...
...Tehran, the Iranian government is ballyhooing the bravery and tenacity of its troops. In the U.N. Security Council last week, Iranian diplomats remained unmoved as members of the Arab League pleaded for Tehran to withdraw to its own borders and agree to a ceasefire. Iran's leaders insist that there will be no peace until Saddam's militant regime falls. The Iraqi army can be expected to do everything necessary to prevent such a scenario...
...better way to handle the issue of excessive work during reading period is to insist that professors do their jobs in accordance with the college's rules. "Once in your class you play by the rules of the master," says Dean Ozment. Evidently, the dean has lost perspective. When professors agree to teach at Harvard, they are not granted little fiefdoms over which to exercise absolute control. Nevertheless, the dean's works are more relevant to the faculty than students. When we accept admission to Harvard, students agree to abide by the rules. If we cannot operate in accordance with...