Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...documents to help get them approved. But in practical terms, he told the Senators, differing interpretations cannot block U.S. efforts to protect the canal. Said he: "We are under no obligation to consult with or seek approval from any other nation or international body before acting to maintain the neutrality of the canal." More loftily, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance argued that the treaties should be approved because "the American people want to live in peace with their neighbors, want to be strong but use their strength with restraint...
...cruises will be omitted from the main body of a SALT II accord, but will appear in a separate protocol that will probably run for three years. Then the U.S., which opposed a drastic curb on cruise range, may have the right to upgrade its cruises, if necessary, to maintain their deterrent value (primarily their ability to penetrate Russian air defenses...
...parents maintain that she was coerced, and a lower court awarded them guardianship of the woman. The woman, along with her church, is challenging this ruling as an infringement of her constitutional right to freedom of religion...
Lodge also called for tax credits for employers who maintain a high level of employment, reform of the Presidential election system and ratification of the proposed Panama Canal treaty...
...would be conducted through President Bok and the central administration. But he's not at all reluctant to describe his support for the drive, declaring that if "we don't do it, we are courting disaster." Rosovsky called the drive a "forward looking, not a reactionary" action necessary to "maintain the level of excellence we are accustomed...