Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ranks of the 1st Air Cav a well-earned rest, General William Westmoreland summed up the official American view of the long month that began with the siege at Plei Me: "I consider this an unprecedented victory. At no time during the engagement have American troops been forced to withdraw or move back from their positions except for purposes of tactical maneuver. American casualties were heavier than in any previous engagement, but small by comparison with the enemy...
...France doesn't have to tailor its foreign policy to American demands. DeGaulle knows we won't abandon Europe and that Russia won't jeopardize its internal development by provoking war. Besides, France's atomic force gives it some small measure of security even if the U.S. should ever withdraw...
...ceremony marking his 15th year as head of the diocese, announced that a parishioner had stricken from his will a pledge of $600,000 toward completion of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.* Although he named no names, Donegan said that two other rich benefactors were threatening to withdraw bequests much larger than that. The purpose of withholding the money, said Donegan, was to show disapproval of his stand on civil rights-including speeches, sending priests to Selma, installing a Negro canon at the cathedral, and integrating parishes...
...just possible that Mrs. Hicks will contrive to inject the racial issue into the mayoral race, by means of the impending crisis over state aid. If Commissioner Kiernan is not appeased by Mrs. Hicks's integration plan, or satisfied with its implementation, he can withdraw state aid (now amounting to 28 per cent of the budget) from the Boston schools. If he approves her proposals, on the other hand, state aid will go up by 25 per cent as an incentive to racial adjustments...
Arabs submitted amendments curbing the liberal reforms of the decree, and the Pone approved many of them. Pope Paul VI exhibited such a negative attitude toward the doctrinal revision that as late as last May, he was ready to withdraw the resolution completely, Oberman said...