Word: suspended
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Western reaction was mixed. Asked to comment on the Polish situation shortly after the vote, President Ronald Reagan snapped, "I think it's horrible." At week's end he vowed to move as quickly as possible to suspend Poland's most-favored-nation trading status, which will result in increased import duties on more than $50 million in Polish goods sent to the U.S. Sharing Reagan's outrage, French Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy declared that the union law was "yet another attack against individual liberty and the rights of man." He added that the law would...
Begin has so far rejected suggestions that he suspend the controversial Sharon while the commission does its work. For his part, the Defense Minister has steadfastly refused to step down. Sharon said last week that he accepted the principle of ministerial responsibility, but blamed the world for exploiting the Beirut killings "to massacre Israel's moral image." He appealed to Israelis to put an end to this dispute over who was to blame. "Have we as a nation decided to commit suicide?" he asked. "Can we not stop this hatred among brothers?" for Sharon the question had great personal...
...Then there is the matter of parole. Four states have done away with it entirely, and in others its use has gone from prudent to stinting. Since 1977, 37 states have passed mandatory sentencing laws for certain crimes, which inflexibly deny judges the right to shorten or suspend sentences...
Soon after De la Espriella took the oath of office as interim President, Commander Paredes ordered all Panamanian newspapers to suspend publication for seven days. He also "suggested" the resignation of all Cabinet ministers, mayors and Governors until "some are reconfirmed and others replaced." Among the ministers slated for replacement were the country's Attorney General and Comptroller General. Paredes also suggested that there would be changes made in the composition of the country's Electoral Tribunal, which oversees national elections. By no coincidence, Paredes is expected to quit his post as National Guard commander...
CAMBRIDGE--Polaroid Corp says the "severe decline in the world economy" that has lessened the demand for its products moved the instant camera and film company to suspend mid-year pay hikes for its employees...