Word: vow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Noise from Winnetka. On the surface, the chances of success for that initiative did not appear high last week. No sooner had Rogers returned from his swing through the Middle East than Jordan's King Hussein disinterred an old Arab vow "not to give up one inch of Arab land." Sadat, on a visit to the Suez front early in the week, placated army officers by telling them that the chances of peace were no more than 1 in 100. Some Israelis were likening Rogers' visit to a 1940s popular song: "Big noise blew in from Winnetka...
Police are still working minimum 18-hour shifts-usually beginning at 4 a.m.-and are visible throughout the city. Many Mayday participants are leaving Washington although organizers vow they will continue civil disobedience at the Capitol today...
Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst said yesterday that 7300 police and national guardsmen will be on hand Monday to control the Mayday demonstrations. He dismissed the demonstrators' vow to shut down the government as "just...
Blip-Blip, N.C. The anti-smoking campaigners do not intend to relax. They will monitor the screens for any attempt by cigarette firms to slip the names of their brands onto TV. Tobacco and broadcasting executives vow that that will never happen. Last month ABC televised the Reynolds-sponsored Winston-Salem Classic bowling tournament in North Carolina but, except for brief references at the beginning and end, avoided mentioning the name of the event or even where it was being held. Instead, Announcer Chris Schenkel extolled the charm of "the Moravian settlement" in the heart of "the rolling hills...
...Until death do us part" is a section of the marriage vow that has long since become subject to amendment. But even divorce will be unnecessary for marital termination-at least in Maryland-if two state legislators can persuade their colleagues to pass a newly proposed law. It calls for making marriage a three-year contract, with an option to renew every three years by the mutual consent of both partners. Any disagreements over alimony, child custody and the like would be settled by a court as they...