Word: intendancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time that I have held public office have I taken any advantage I have been in many battles where life itself was at stake. This battle is more important than life itself because it involves my reputation and honor which are dearer than life itself, and I intend to continue this battle...
...Nixon at the White House. "In this very troubled and explosive area of the world," said the President, "our major goal is to move things off dead center." Ismail, who brought a personal message to Nixon from Sadat, emphasized to his hosts the expectable point: Egypt does not intend to give up territory in any settlement with Israel. Beyond that, there were practical hints that a peaceful rapport between Cairo and Washington is feasible only as long as Sadat stays in power; if domestic upheavals overthrow the President, international settlements will be a long time in coming...
...Herbert did not intend to disappear as well. For over a year he has been pressing for investigations into his own fall from grace and the Army in general. Appearances on The Dick Cavett Show both before and after his retirement have gained him a devoted following. He has continued gathering sworn statements to support his personal case while criss-crossing the country to appear on TV and to be interviewed by journalists, keeping the heat on the Army. Soldier is his latest, boldest effort...
...book would make a great war movie--Paul Newman is bidding for the rights--but Herbert does not intend to go the route of Audie Murphy. Throughout the telling of his own exploits and those of others, he explains the sources of the ills plaguing the Army. While no literary gem, Soldier makes fascinating reading: it is best seller material that seems sure to make Herbert's case known to a wide range of Americans. This, he hopes, will generate pressure on the Army...
...this earth to minister to the needs of miserable men," he argued. Marion Olson, chairwoman of a right-wing political party in Minnesota, offered yet another objection: "We don't want to turn our daughters into tigers and our sons into pansies. Nature did not intend men and women to be equal...