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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...went on to criticize opponents of compromise in the negotiation process and to question the effectiveness of several weapons systems which the Pentagon is fighting to retain...

Author: By Alan Cooperman, | Title: Warnke Says Superpowers Must Now Disarm Further | 12/7/1978 | See Source »

South Africa said it will "retain authority" on the current vote until after the U.N. supervised election, a move designed to dispel fears that the winners of this election might block further voting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: South Africa Holds Namibian Vote; SWAPO and U.N. Protest Elections | 12/5/1978 | See Source »

...their part, the Israelis were in no mood to take the linkage question much further than the oblique reference in the treaty preamble to "a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict in all its aspects." The Israelis want to retain a free hand in dealing with the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza; and they are fearful that, if a future agreement with the Palestinians should fall apart, it could jeopardize their peace with Egypt. Accordingly, the Israelis bluntly described the draft treaty as a sort of final offer; Moshe Dayan called it a "take it or leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Slouching Toward Oslo | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

Leasing deals also retain their appeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: What Is Left in Tax Shelters | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

Other anarchists echo Nason's criticism. "I think it's harmful to delegate authority to other people, like elected officials. It's much better to retain control over our own lives," Ann Kotell, a member of Black Rose, an organization which sponsors an anarchist lecture series at MIT, says. "The state has murdered more people and created more misery and horror than any of the problems it sought to alleviate ever...

Author: By Patricia A. Wathen, | Title: The Anarchic Ideal | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

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