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...fact that Sirhan's trial dwelt on his motives and mental state when he pulled the trigger and not on the other evidence. But unless a new inquiry turns up facts more convincing than those that have inspired the current renaissance of doubt, Sirhan will probably retain the grim distinction of being the sole assassin of Robert Kennedy...
...renewal of the terms of disengagement between Israel and Egypt, he says he is prepared to withdraw Israel's forces as much as 30 miles farther back into Sinai, though the two passes would remain in Israeli control. "Otherwise," says a Rabin aide, "we will retain nothing of importance to bargain with in the next stage...
...arranges to draw off Sir Harcourt with a fresh scent, the county's hardest rider to hounds, Lady Gay Spanker. Naturally the proceedings are hampered by a covey of long-winded subplotters, plus every other known theatrical device, all of which Eyre has the gall to retain only to dispose of them with affectionate derision. Grace's pretty speeches are greeted with yawns, a tender love scene is made ridiculous by farcical staging, and the whole cast takes turns shamelessly mugging in asides to the audience. As the faded beau, Donald Sinden transparently masks an egoist...
...Uncle Joe" Cannon in 1910. The caucus voted to increase Mills' committee to 37 members, including 25 Democrats, and thus permit an influx of younger, more liberal Representatives. As Mills went into a hospital, Albert made it clear that the Steering Committee will not even permit Mills to retain his chairmanship...
...encourage foreign businessmen to invest in them. The government will resort to nationalization in the future "only if necessary." Foreign companies seized by Allende have either been returned or their former owners have been compensated. And later, in his speech, the ambassador tells his audience that the junta will retain power "as long as it takes to reorganize the country from a socialist system to a capitalist system." Elections can take place only after the "free market system" is reinstated...