Word: johnson
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Moreover, Lawyer Nixon's legacy from Lyndon Johnson on the bomb halt is by no means a contract. There was no formal agreement reached between the two sides last October. U.S. Negotiators Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance merely outlined to the Communists the "circumstances" under which Johnson would feel able to stop the bombers in good conscience. Those circumstances included limiting the shelling of South Viet Nam's major cities and a reduction of violations of the DMZ. All that the Communist negotiators indicated at the time was that they "understood" what the Americans were saying...
Since both shellings and violations did greatly diminish, Johnson had a de facto, although not a de jure justification for halting the bombing. Thus, when the Communists struck last week, President Nixon was confronted not so much with the violation of an agreement as with a seeming change in the mutually convenient status quo. He would have had to make a major policy decision in his own right to retaliate, and that is what he does not yet seem ready or willing...
Quincy had four contestants in the finals and though Farneti was the only one of the four to win his bout, Walter Johnson (165), Joe Tibbetts (175), and Kent Hales (185) added valuable second-place points. Winthrop House placed second in the tournament, and Dudley was third...
Lanky Walter Johnson temporarily maintained an upper hand against Leverett's John Ballantine, using his significant reach advantage. Midway through the first round, however, Ballantine's jabs began penetrating Johnson's defense...
...continuous barrage of punches sent Johnson dropping over the ropes and resulted in a TKO victory for Ballantine...