Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rallies are part of a concerted effort "to protest the recent actions as acts of war, to end the war, and to cause the United States to withdraw from Vietnam," Orris said...
Wagner said, was a legislative committee chairmanship with a $10,000 expense allowance, or "lulu," as New York legislators call it, and a $26,000-a-year state court judgeship to legislators Wagner was backing for the leadership posts-on condition that they withdraw their candidacies...
Triumphant, the Buddhists called off their demonstration, and five monks who had been "fasting to the death" celebrated by spooning down bowls of chao, a thin rice soup. Reportedly, Khanh claimed to have reached an agreement with the Buddhists under which they promised to withdraw from politics for two years and send three leading monks, including Thich Tri Quang, abroad for a while. A Buddhist spokesman promptly disclaimed any agreement. Buddhist Leader Tri Quang, now quite possibly the most powerful South Vietnamese, rejected Khanh in an interview...
...will say publicly is that he asked Dupuis, who loudly proclaims his innocence, "to relinquish his position." Pearson is unwilling to say anything more, despite opposition demands for a full and immediate explanation. The two splinter parties that have voted with Pearson up to now are even threatening to withdraw their support...
...Science Foundation grants and six Fulbright awards. But another result of the academic and disciplinary pressure is the dropout rate, which is considerably higher than at the other military schools. Two years ago, 93 cadets resigned in a mass protest against certain rules; in 1964, another 90 tried to withdraw for reasons never made public...