Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...joint declaration calling for Palestinian self-determination would open the way for Jordan's King Hussein to enter the negotiations. Hussein met twice with Carter over the New Year's weekend in Tehran. Though he was opposed to joining the talks now, the King spoke optimistically about bringing even the Syrians into the talks once the Israelis had agreed to the principle of withdrawal from the occupied territories. Ideally, the King would like to see the West Bank rejoined to his kingdom in the form of a federation of Palestinian and Jordanian states under his Hashemite crown...
...offered too little, and by right-wing Israelis who felt that their Premier had gone too farthe effort had produced some promising results. For the first time, Arabs and Israelis had embarked on high-level negotiations face to face. To be sure, they were unable to settle on a joint declaration of principles, but they did agree to set up Foreign Ministers' and Defense Ministers' committees, which will convene within the next two weeks...
Many economists fear the legislation could be a staggering blow to the economy, which is already burdened with an unemployment rate of 6.9% and inflation of 6.5%, and is expected to face some trouble in 1979. Said Thomas Dernburg, senior economist for the Congressional Joint Economic Committee: "The vote was an amazing mental flipflop. No one would consider raising the income tax with the economy in this state...
...mill, packing house and rendering plant -with "enough left over to supply a good part of the city of Bartow [pop. 12,000] with all the natural gas it needs." The commercial possibilities appear to intrigue United Technologies Corp. (annual sales: $5.2 billion). Its Hamilton-Standard division formed a joint venture with Kaplan to research the process and win the Washington grant...
...front's gains, British leaders have begun speaking out against the movement. Many had ignored it at first, hoping that it would fade with lack of attention. In the most dramatic anti-front action so far, Britain's 150-member Council of Churches has issued a joint declaration warning that "our traditional ideas of tolerance and respect are being eroded." The Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference has put forth a similar statement. Church officials are now urging ministers to attack the front from the pulpit and to ask parishioners to sign an "affirmation" that "the racial policies...