Word: resigned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they voted 768 to 632 not to allow construction of the "nuke." But Thomson encouraged the Public Service Company, the private power company that is now building the plant, to go ahead with construction in spite of the vote. He added that an employee who opposed the plan should "resign his state job and go out and oppose...
Refusing to take its seats in the Assembly, the opposition demanded 1) Bhutto's resignation, 2) dissolution of the National Assembly, 3) new elections, under the supervision of the army, and 4) restoration of civil liberties. Bhutto not only rejected their demands but also had most opposition leaders arrested. Last week he accused them of trying to stage a "civilian coup d'etat." Askeijl if he would resign, he replied: "Why should I? I am legally, politically and morally Prime Minister of Pakistan. The people are with...
Landes yesterday confirmed that during the coming week he intends to resign from the History department and join the Economics department, effective July...
...hawkish groups that insists on retaining the occupied territories, is led by a right-wing former Irgun terrorist, Menachem Begin. Hospitalized last month by a heart attack, Begin, 63, will miss the campaigning. Ironically, many voters who detest Begin might be drawn to Likud if he were to resign as the leader. But since he has no logical successor, the coalition could fall apart...
...signer of his wife's illicit bank account. His wife Leah, however, was formally indicted; if found guilty, she could be fined up to $63,000 and sentenced to three years in prison. Although he quit as Labor candidate for Israel's top job, Rabin could not resign office immediately; as head of a caretaker government, he was bound by law to stay on until a new government is formed after the May 17 elections. Sensitive to the situation, Attorney General Aharon Barak suggested a loophole in the law that would allow a caretaker to step down...