Word: leon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...date was set for new talks. All the players were afraid of championing any deficit-cutting steps that might conceivably prove to be political liabilities in the coming campaign. The only thing agreed upon was that Social Security, the biggest nondefense budget item, was off limits. Observed Democratic Congressman Leon Panetta of California: "There's a helluva lot of political paranoia that's in the way of getting something done...
Student leaders defended the use of a petition to attempt to sway the University. "We used quiet diplomacy for a year, and that's why we had to turn to the students," said Leon M. Metzger, a representative from the Business School. "We're not looking for a political victory, we're looking for a practical solution," he added...
While the library's forte is in French and English literature of the 17th century and in medieval manuscripts, it offers such diverse memorabilia as Leon Trotsky's personal papers, and original works by William and Henry James, James Joyce, Alexander Pope, and many more. One of Houghton's lesser known attributes is its autograph collection; a wall of well-known signatures is featured in the Houghton Collection-but not open for public display...
However, Rabbi Moses Feirstein, who is recognized as an expert in Jewish law is New York, has issued a prohibition against attending commencement exercise on a Jewish holiday, according to second year Business School student Leon M. Meuger...
...Cole Porter dropped in on the Currier House production, he'd probably want to see the second act. When the production's collective blood seems to quicken, the orchestra, led by Leon Gruenbaum's lively piano, is in top form post-intermission, particularly during "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Be Like the Bluebird...