Word: intendancy
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Premier Menachem Begin; he has already "legalized" three existing settlements and approved the creation of three new ones. Carter said at the press conference that he had received "private assurances" that Israel did not intend its settlements as a sign of permanent occupation. Even many of the Israeli politicians who oppose Begin, however, are taking a harder line. Said former Premier Golda Meir: "The boundaries of this country have always been drawn-not by declarations, talk, lofty speeches and rhetoric-but by people willing to settle the land and work...
Washington and London intend to give all the parties concerned at least a month to decide whether or not the plan is acceptable to them. Meanwhile, even many white Rhodesians were questioning the need for a general election in their country at this time. The Rhodesia Herald lamented in an editorial last week: "Wouldn't it be nice if someone told us what we are voting for?" Aiming to head off an imposed U.S.-British settlement, Smith called the surprise election in July, hoping that a new mandate would enable him to push through some kind of compromise with...
...clean-shaven now and resemble Carter's Secret Service, down to the radio earpieces through which they receive orders when Arafat travels. The P.L.O. has even sent a team of potential ambassadors to East Germany to be drilled in diplomacy. But amid the diplomatic moderation, the Palestinians intend to keep pressure on Israel. The P.L.O. continues to train young fighters; Arafat at a recent graduation ceremony urged them to raise the red, black, white and green Palestinian flag in Jerusalem itself, an idea which Israel is scarcely likely to accept. The P.L.O. last week quickly took credit...
...been "an increase and a trend" in resignations, even though most of the people could remain for the next 23 years under the agreement, working for the new "entity" that would replace the canal company until Panama gains full control. Says Pilot Marshall Irwin: "I don't intend to work for a dictator...
...American carriers on the New York-to-London run, Pan Am and TWA, intend to announce their own plans for Skytrain-cheap travel soon, perhaps next week. The plans will be closely scrutinized by other airlines, especially those flying the hotly competitive North Atlantic routes, where four out of ten seats are empty on an average scheduled flight. Though neither Pan Am's nor TWA's packages will be identical to Laker's, they will both offer just about everything Skytrain does, plus a few things more...