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...been the front runner among three candidates to succeed Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japan's popular Prime Minister. But though he controlled the largest bloc of votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (L.D.P.), Takeshita did not have enough to take the office outright. Negotiations to persuade his rivals to withdraw were deadlocked. By 10 p.m. on the eve of a party vote, Takeshita, the consummate dealmaker, had realized there were no more deals to make. He reluctantly left the final decision to Nakasone, leader of the party. The Prime Minister might well have ignored Takeshita's party clout and chosen...
...some at the Pentagon urged swift retaliation, White House officials were apparently concerned that a U.S. military counterstrike would trigger new congressional demands that the Administration invoke the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which would require Reagan to notify Congress that U.S. military forces were in a hostile situation, then withdraw the troops after 60 days unless the House and Senate approved their remaining. Senate critics of Reagan's gulf policy promised they would redouble their efforts to force the Administration to invoke the act if the Sea Isle City attack was avenged...
Emerson College is back to square one in its search for land for a new campus after legal roadblocks persuaded it to withdraw from a long-anticipated deal with the city of Lawrence last month...
Roby noted that five of the six people involved in the incident were required to withdraw for a year...
Harvard basketball coach Peter Roby, one of only three Black head coaches in the Ivy League, said he agrees with the Administrative Board's decision to require Patterson to withdraw for a year and to grant Williams the right to play even though he is on disciplinary probation...