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...bombs hidden among the private "assurances" the Secretary of State had given the Israeli government that might jeopardize the deal's seemingly good chances of winning congressional approval. Most of what criticism there was seemed to focus on the sophisticated and costly weapons that Kissinger had used to sweeten the pot for an agreement...
...Cleveland got $9 million in federal funds, which saved it from having to cut 1,120 city employees to balance its budget. But a union representing 3,600 clerks and other city workers threatens to strike next week if the city does not sweeten its offer of a 100 hourly pay increase...
...York from the rest of the nation and allowing it to float out to sea. Instead of casting off the nation's greatest city, Mr. Simon now proposes to make a neat profit through its sale, with municipal residents and assets being thrown in, no doubt, to sweeten the sale...
That scheduling is not calculated to sweeten the disposition or lower the blood pressure. Tinker, the peripatetic executive, has been suffering from migraine headaches. One night this month he tossed restlessly in bed longing for some hobby to take his mind off office problems. Mary's suggestion could have come from one of her scripts: "How about mending injured birds...
Sweet Atmosphere. Looking ahead to the visit, both Moscow and Washington took steps to sweeten the atmosphere. In his Annapolis speech, Nixon made it plain that he did not think it proper, as voted by the House and advocated by Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson, for the U.S. to insist that the Soviet Union liberalize its emigration policies before granting Moscow trade concessions. The Soviets have denied many Jews permission to leave the country...