Word: lowers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Because of this, the idea of negotiation is not highly esteemed on its legal merits since the parties cannot assume that they have certain basic legal rights assured, Fairbank writes. He continues: "Consequently, when we urge negotiations upon Hanoi, we are not aware of the lower valuation put upon the word in their tradition." Negotiation is viewed, Fairbank explained, as an alternative or even an adjunct to the use of force in conflict resolution...
...good example of how a well intentioned system becomes distorted. The system first developed in Mississippi 20 years ago. A city will borrow money to construct a building and then lease the structure to a private corporation. Because the city bonds are free, the interest rates are lower than they would be if the corporation itself borrowed the money and the lender had to pay taxes on the interest. Originally, the system benefited both struggling businesses and depressed areas. But as the practice has grown in the last few years, large corporations have exploited the device, in essence, converting their...
Machinists, are demanding 6.5% more. Last month the shop unions backed up their demands with a walkout that paralyzed rail traffic for two days before President Johnson, with hasty congressional sanction, ordered a 90-day cooling-off period. The railroads' working capital is lower than it has been in 20 years, and their return on investment capital this year will be a scant 3.5%. Deciding that the industry complaints were "just and reasonable," the ICC unanimously agreed to give the railroads most of the money they sought...
...Israelis have to be aggressive in order to survive. One mistake and the country could be over whelmed in a matter of hours. Perhaps more than any other Army of the world, the Israeli Army depends upon the intelligence and initiative of the individual soldier. Even in the lower ranks, I was surprised to find polyglots who responded intelligently to the questions posed by reporters in a numfber of different languages. One of the reasons that the Israelis were able to rout the Egyptians so quickly was that many of the Egyptian felcheens simply were not prepared for the high...
...officers' quarters, which were kept apart from the lower ranks, an Egyptian Brigadier General (shot through the mouth and jaw) who had been stationed near El Arish