Word: narrowness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...narrow the split in California would be for the Yorty and Brown factions to unite behine a compromise delegation chairman. The most obvious choice would be Attorney General Thomas Lynch, 64, who has stayed clear of intraparty brouhaha but to date has shown no stomach for the role of Solomon. The state's influential assembly speaker, Jesse ("Big Daddy") Unruh, seems inclined to duck this disruptive round in order to husband his good will for a possible go at the governorship...
...back up its threat, it set up guns on the heights of Sham el Sheikh and trained them on the narrow Tiran Strait that controls the gulf's entrance, planted mines in parts of the passage, and sent torpedo boats and jets to patrol the waters. Israel announced that it would consider a blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba "an act of war." The U.S., joined by Britain and France, made it clear that it considered the gulf to be international waters and would oppose any Arab attempt to close it off indefinitely...
...with an evangelical church." Although the Y.W. is no longer significantly Protestant-its membership includes Jews, Catholics and even atheists-its leaders intend to keep the word Christian in the organization's name. The Y.W., says Chicago Assistant Director Lucille Lamkin, is still basically religious, not in any narrow denominational sense but in the spirit of commitment and responsibility. "It is because we are Christian," says she, "that we welcome everybody...
...weary negotiators, personally drafted part of the final package of concessions, in which no nation got all that it wanted. "Even the greater economic powers," said Wyndham White, "can no longer pursue their destinies in disregard of others. Still less can they seek solutions to their economic problems by narrow nationalistic policies. Nor can one escape the impact of the economic difficulties of the others." The crucial compromises...
Last week the company's 150 shareholders, mostly members of the Wedgwood family, decided by a narrow margin of eight votes to offer stock to the public. Not pinched for capital, the company nevertheless is in an expansive mood. A further impetus is the Kennedy Round, which promises tariff cuts on china sold abroad. While its markets are firm, Wedgwood wants to create new ones. Says Managing Director Arthur Bryan, 44: "We can sell 75% of our output without even trying, but it's the top 25% that adds zip to our profits...