Word: retraction
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...friend of Israel. To say that I have equated the price of oil to the liberty of Israel is rank distortion." The U.S., he said, is forever committed "by moral imperative" to protect Israel. But he refused to retract his plea for a new realism, adding: "I'm only saying America has broader interests in the Middle East...
...therefore demand that you publicly retract your piece entitled 'Sleazy Letters'. We are not inert objects which can be used for your pleasure any time you want. And we will not be placated by your patting us on the heads and telling us "we're sorry" or "it was only humor." Your 'comedy' presupposed that we are all equal in this society but your racism ensures that the conditions of our oppression remain the same...
...abrasive forthrightness more than a little unsettling. Like the circus elephant that favors the crowd with his antics, he needs a small army of men to come around after the performance and clean up the mess. Last week, under pressure from the White House, Kahn had to retract his airy statement that Arab oil producers are "shnooks...
...latest contract are still pitifully inadequate, and so workers need expanded benefits to fill the wage gap. Despite kitchen workers' requests that the University consider these concerns, Edward W. Powers, associate general counsel for employee relations and Harvard's chief labor negotiator, refused to compromise. Instead, he threatened to retract concessions Harvard had already granted in the contract...
Despite a strike authorization vote by Harvard's kitchen workers last night, the University's chief labor negotiator said yesterday he does not believe the workers will strike. He also said he may retract some of the concessions made in Harvard's current contract offer if the union wants to renegotiate the pact...