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...past two years has acquired sophisticated MiG-23s theoretically capable of penetrating the southeastern U.S. The military buildup, said Jackson, represents "a major change in what the Soviets and Cubans believe they can get away with in this part of the world." He demanded that the Soviets withdraw not only their combat troops but their planes, and that they promise to provide Cuba with no more submarines. It was in this atmosphere that Louisiana's influential Senator Russell Long joined the opponents of SALT and announced that he would vote against the treaty...
Kennedy said he expects a "heavily contested battle" if he runs for the nomination, and does not believe Carter would withdraw in the face of unfavorable primary returns...
Asked if he thought Carter might withdraw, Kennedy said, "I would expect he would be in for the duration...
Student dissatisfaction with Harvard's investments re-emerged in the fall of 1977 when members of the SASC called on Harvard to divest of its holdings in banks loaning to the South African government and to urge corporations to withdraw from that country through shareholder resolutions...
When he asked for Begin's approval of this, Strauss said that he "met with negative results." In fact, the Israelis hinted darkly that rather than be pressured by the U.S. to back such a motion they would withdraw from the autonomy talks. From the five sessions held so far, it has become evident that the West Bank and Gaza leaders will not join the process without the approval of the P.L.O. But Begin's threat to withdraw from the talks was almost completely unexpected...