Word: obtained
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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American's was a typical experience. According to the witnesses, Nixon fund raisers never specifically asked for corporate funds, but spoke in amounts so large that there was little choice but to use company cash. Stans, said Gulf Vice President Wild, "indicated that he hoped to obtain $100,000 each from the large American corporations"; Wild was left with the impression "that this was kind of a quota...
...obtain information about developments in Greece--which the protestors periodically announced to the crowds--the demonstrators have been telephoning Greece and Europe and have been monitoring BBC radio in London and the German Voice radio from Cologne. "We think American news people should be listening to those news sources which are covering the real news and not just the news the junta government wishes to disseminate," another Greek student said: He also refused to be identified...
...done by the United States to North Vietnam. The January agreement had omitted reference to reparations, according to Siphan, to permit the United States to save face. Siphan insisted that Nixon respect the terms of the peace agreement, but he noted that North Vietnam had already been able to obtain reconstruction assistance elsewhere. "Many countries are better off without U.S. aid," Siphan said...
Forced to leave Greece in order to find work, Frank wanted to remain in Europe to be close to his parents. But when the ruling military junta made it very difficult to obtain exit papers to European countries, he decided on the U.S. It was only after Frank was here a year, that his parents could arrange passage to join him. At first Frank worked for his uncle at a Medford pizza parlor. Now he has his own place and his parents are here with...
...strip-mining is prohibited, it is likely that Middle South, crying energy crisis, will obtain variances from clean air standards to burn lower grade coal...