Word: withdrawal
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Likud leaders insist that the occupation under a new government will not become as anti-Arab as West Bankers fear. Ezer Weizman, who as Likud's probable choice for Defense Minister would become the new overseer, may even withdraw the army occupation force and replace it with border police. Says Weizman: "I think we should start changing our Arab and military government policies. If I discover misuse of power, humiliation on purpose, or mishandling of the civilian population, heads will be chopped...
...nearly 25 years, the presence of the 2nd Division along the Demilitarized Zone has been visible proof of America's commitment to defend the Seoul government against renewed aggression from the north. But the division's days in South Korea are numbered; President Carter has decided to withdraw the 2nd, along with its 17,700 support troops, by 1982. That decision has already cost one U.S. Army general his job, triggered a congressional hearing and set off a debate that raged last week in military circles, in Seoul and in other Asian capitals, where there are tremors...
...multiplying. As some Carter watchers have been telling it, the Chairman, as Burns is known, was a major influence behind the President's apparent swing toward more conservative budget policies. By some accounts, the Federal Reserve chief's arguments had a big role in persuading Carter to withdraw his proposal for an $11.4 billion tax rebate -framed by Liberal Charles Schultze, the President's chief economic adviser. And when Carter invited congressional leaders to a White House breakfast to try to sell his tightfisted fiscal policies, he brought along both Burns and Schultze to back...
...clear" what role the committee will play in the selection, Kaufmann said. He added that since Peck withdraw four weeks ago, he has not been involved in the selection deliberations...
...maintaining "the proper role of athletics in a liberal education" and his involvement in punishing high-school recruiting violations, Peck drew criticism from alumni dedicated to the proposition of big-time athletics. The big money spoke louder than the committee, and an embarassed and angry Peck was forced to withdraw. Now the committee appears to be involved in a major fracas with these same alumni interests and other members of the administration, and it is difficult to tell when a new director might ever find his or her way to 60 Boylston Street...