Word: solicited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...late now to blame Belgium for not training the men, to blame Congolese for incompetence, or to blame the climate of the times for giving the Congo its independence before it was ready. To pay for all his operations, Hammarskjold has $5 million in cash on hand, plans to solicit contributions from the U.N. members including Russia -which, since it voted for all three resolutions that took the U.N. into the Con go, should be hard put to refuse some financial support...
Better Offer? Central directors will meet this week to decide on the deal and what price they will pay. They will have to hustle. The C. & O. has already hired Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith to solicit B. & O. stockholders to accept its offer. The C. & O. will exchange one share of its common (worth about $63) for each if shares of B. & O. common or each share of B. & O. preferred. Perlman said his road is in a position "to make a better offer...