Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...news was welcomed by all. But at this point, nobody can tell whether, before that 1978 date, another twist of fate will cause him to withdraw back into his living room to declare an end to his performing career altogether. The aura of mystery that surrounds Vladimir Horowitz persists...
...ignored the agreement from the beginning by carrying out operations against Israel from Lebanon as it saw fit. To obey the Cairo accord now, Arafat realized, would be to destroy the last unrestricted political base left to the Palestinians in the Middle East. The P.L.O. chief refused to withdraw from the mountains and sent urgent pleas for support to other Arab countries, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia...
...told him not to comment on the case until the trial. Howe's silence did nothing to abate the political conflagration his arrest ignited. Senator Frank Moss (D-Utah) met for an hour with Howe and his wife and then implied to reporters that he had asked Howe to withdraw from his congressional race before the state's Democratic nominating convention so his name could be replaced on the November ballot. Salt Lake's evening paper, owned by the Mormon Church, called for Howe's immediate resignation. The editorial said Utahns hold their officials to higher standards than the rest...
Democrats from all around the state called upon Howe to withdraw before he damaged the chances of the rest of the ticket. The party discussed ways to get another name on the ballot, but was stymied--the state convention had already been held and Howe was unopposed for the nomination. Because Utah law prohibits write-in votes in primary elections, Howe's name would not even be listed. Several Democrats offered their names as alternatives, but none was well-known enough to win a write-in campaign in the general election. Wayne Owens, who gave up the seat now held...
Polaski said that Cambion's refusal to act "reasonably" is good enough cause for the council to withdraw authorization for the special peace-keeping force until substantial progress is made toward a negotiated settlement...