Word: quit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been skeptical of reorganization efforts and had intended to begin repossessing the aircraft this week. If creditors reject the agreement, Braniff could face a court battle. Whatever happens, Braniff Chairman Putnam will not be around to run the born-again company. He repeated last week that he plans to quit his job by this fall...
Under orders from Pope John Paul II, the Vatican appointed Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua of Brooklyn, N.Y., a canon-law expert, to inform Mansour that she must obey Szoka and quit the state post...
Last week's debate was the first full-dress N.C.C. discussion of the issue. There have been hints that some denominations might quit the council if Metropolitan was admitted. During the session, a Greek Orthodox spokesman called acceptance unthinkable. A delegate from the African Methodist Episcopal Church called homosexuality "an aberration and perversion." Although the United Methodist Church officially finds homosexual relationships "incompatible with Christian teaching," Theologian Roy Sano, representing the denomination's liberal wing, said the N.C.C. should "fear for its soul" if it spurned the gay church...
...behind Jeantot, came South African S.J. ("Bertie") Reed, 39, sailing the 15-year-old, 49-ft. sloop Altech Voortrekker, which he pronounced the world's most uncomfortable boat of its size. Next, 65 hr. 35 min. later, came Czechoslovakia's Richard Konkolski, 39, who had refused to quit despite repeated damage to his 44-ft. sloop Nike...
Oblivious to the diplomatic flap, the Afghan rebels were jubilant. Said a spokesman: "With such weapons we can hurt the Soviets, and we give them warning in language they understand that we are not about to quit...