Word: intends
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...eventually relieved Khe Sanh against little Communist resistance, the base continued to come under sporadic artillery fire. Route 9, its supply line to the coast, tied down two Marine battalions on anti-ambush duty. In short, Khe Sanh remained a costly place to defend. U.S. commanders now intend to move the western an chor of U.S. defenses south of the DMZ eleven miles northeastward to Landing Zone Stud, the site from which the relief of Khe Sanh, Operation Pegasus, was launched three months ago. Stud, fairly securely nestled in the Khe Sui Soi River valley and now being fortified...
Despite their ceremonial return to Malta, the knights intend to keep their headquarters in Rome, where they enjoy the distinction of being the world's smallest sovereign state, with diplomatic relations with 37 countries. The total territory of the order, whose full title is the Sovereign Military Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, consists of two small Roman palaces, where the knights mint their own coins and raise funds for their good works by printing stamps...
...will take over from Wehner the responsibility for getting the party into shape for next year's national elections. The appointment also meant that the Social Democrats, who under Wehner's influence have played down their differences with the Christian Democrats in the Grand Coalition, now intend to play them up in order to impress voters with what they are doing in Bonn. Explained Brandt: "In Germany, when the Social Democrats have a slight cold, it can turn into a serious pneumonia for democracy"-a reference to the fact that in the Weimar Republic, the decline...
...usual good spirits. "By golly, by gum, gee whillikers, don't you look wonderful, Mr. President!" Lyndon Johnson replies with his usual frankness: "All right, cut the crap, Hubie. I got somethin' to tell ya." Thus the President informs the Vice President that he does not intend to run for reelection, that the way is now open for a Humphrey candidacy. "Hello, Muriel Bird," the Veep burbles into the phone five minutes later. "Have I got good news...
...character. Labor Minister Yigal Allon believes, however, that Israel can still offer Jews the "purposeful life" of a pioneer at a time when more affluent Western societies seem to "lack a social motive." Despite the uncertainty of their future, the Israelis themselves still find advantage in that life and intend to show the world this week that they have the spirit and the military strength to keep...