Word: staying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...public, Adams professed that he had not decided whether to stay. First, he said, he had to reassess the new setup at the White House and the Administration's commitment to "mass transportation and moving Detroit toward a fuel-efficient automobile." When Powell showed Carter a news account of Adams' comments, the President turned livid. He icily instructed Powell to tell reporters that "I haven't had a chance yet to talk to Secretary Adams, but I will in the very near future." Adams showed up at the White House Friday morning but did not wait to be fired. Said...
...reason for the delay, say the Governor's aides, is that the legislative session in Sacramento is still not over, forcing Brown to stay close to the capitol. He must also endure the harassment of Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb, who tries to seize gubernatorial authority every time Brown ventures out side the state...
...there is a vulnerable domino in Southeast Asia, it is Thailand. Except for a friendly southern border with Malaysia, Thailand is surrounded by enemies, new and old: Cambodia, Laos and Burma. Above all, the Thais fear the Vietnamese. Hanoi has repeatedly warned Bangkok to stay neutral in the Cambodia war, and complained that Pol Pot forces are being harbored in the crowded refugee camps. Well aware that the Vietnamese have ten divisions arrayed along the Thailand-Cambodia frontier, China has made both public and private gestures of support for Bangkok, including the offer of troops in case of invasion. Such...
Donovan said she already had one offer for the store, which is the only area supplier of scholarly religious material. "I feel very badly about having to sell it. because I enjoy running my own business, she said, adding that she would try to stay on as manager after she sells the store...
Everyone in the theater lives within the le thal limits of a terrific hit or a castratory flop. To get to the top is a demanding task; to stay at the top is a grueling or deal. Nobody knows more about that than Neil Simon, or deals with it with such consistent comic verve...