Word: reached
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vance headed for Geneva last week, there were signs that after six years of talks, SALT II was finally within reach. The Secretary seemed especially relaxed on the plane. During the first day's talks, after reading their formal statements, Vance and Gromyko engaged in some serious trading, indicating that both had been given substantial leeway to strike a bargain. Later, after telephoning a brief progress report to Carter, a tired Vance acknowledged that the number of outstanding questions had been narrowed. Still, he cautioned, "We have some issues yet to be resolved. Some are difficult...
...lander also transmitted data from the surface for an impressive 110 min. before succumbing to the 480° C (900° F) temperature. As usual, the Soviets mixed in a little politics, placing an image of Lenin on the planet. Another Soviet craft, Venera 11, was set to reach this hot world Christmas...
...billion-a-year computer giant announced a 4-for-1 stock split effective next May. That ought to bring the price of a single share down from about $284 last week to somewhere around $70-the lowest since 1932 and, for the first time in decades, within the reach of the average buyer. Says IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Frank T. Cary: "We want to make our stock more attractive to the small investor...
...What kind of behavior is this? You receive some new demands and push them over to us, making it clear that you already accept them. Is this the behavior of an honest broker?" Responded Vance: "We know that you have taken major risks. But it is most important to reach a peace treaty for the sake of this area, the interests of the West and the lives of your people." The Secretary's point was rejected and the session ended in deadlock. Vance left the meeting and headed straight to the U.S. consulate to return a call from Jimmy Carter...
...thus crippling the food distribution system. Much of the richest agricultural land in Angola is under the sporadic control of UNITA, the South Africa-backed guerrilla force of Jonas Savimbi, who contested and lost control of the capital in 1976. Much of Angola's produce rots before it can reach Luanda...