Word: risked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...while. Some ships bearing goods to Israel have already sailed for Elath. If Nasser is adamant about turning back Israeli ships, the U.S. and Britain (both of which had naval task forces cruising in the Middle East last week) may have to decide whether to escort the ships and risk a major confrontation with Nasser in defense of the 1958 accord that declared the gulf to be international water; Russia also signed the accord...
...which four presbyteries challenged the constitutionality of the Confession, unsuccessfully arguing that the Confession illegally eliminated the archaic, little-used Larger Catechism of 1648 from church doctrine. Still an other dispute arose over the creed's statement that the church is bound to work for peace "even at risk to national security." The Rev. Edward L. R. Elson of the Washington, D.C., presbytery proposed that the "unnecessarily provocative" passage should be expunged, since it might create security clearance problems for church members in Government service; though Elson did not say so, the words might also be used...
...High Risk. Last year premium rates on auto liability insurance across the U.S. increased by 5.2% on the heels of a 9.3% increase in 1965. In Massachusetts, which has the highest rate of any state, a 10/20/5 liability policy* now costs an average $130 v. $93 ten years ago; for a Boston motorist who wants 50/100/5 coverage, the premium can soar above $600. Even in sparsely populated Wyoming, a similar policy can run as high...
...gamble," said Deputy Democratic State Chairman John Lynch. "Shafer laid his administration on the line and he came through." Said Republican Senator Hugh Scott: "It shows he'll take a big risk for an important result...
...planes they have ordered. Future "progress payments" from airlines should come to $1.35 billion; tax relief in the development phase will mean another $310 million. In all, by 1975 Boeing will have scraped up a fantastic $1.06 billion on its own. G.E. will face a more manageable risk of $420 million...