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...much support until last spring, when France and Australia, two countries with a major presence in Antarctica, suddenly announced that they backed the world-park idea and would not sign the Wellington Convention. In Washington, Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee is leading a drive to get the U.S. to withdraw its support of the accord. Until the debate is resolved, there will be no agreed-upon strategy for protecting Antarctica from mineral exploration...
Arafat particularly wants to be seen as a peacemaker at the United Nations, where he is trying to win recognition of the P.L.O. as the representative of a Palestinian state. The U.S. has threatened to withdraw its contribution to the U.N. if such a resolution is passed...
Under reformed rules for the College's chief disciplinary body, probation is a very serious warning which places students under severe risk of being asked to withdraw. Students will only be forced to quit extracurriculars if the Board believes participation affects the problem...
Students can also receive a "warning," a less severe admonition or, in a serious offense, be asked to take a year off or withdraw from the College...
First one to go was heavyweight Flynn, who had to withdraw from the tournament after winning his first two matches, when his knee popped...