Word: withdrawn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Some have given notice that they are leaving, but others have said it's worked out better than they thought. I personally know of a few officers who have withdrawn their resignations and are staying on. If we get cracking in a positive and energetic way, there won't be much of a problem...
...apparent effort to extricate itself from the international hot seat, the Kremlin launched a diplomatic campaign that contained hints of compromise. President Leonid Brezhnev, in a policy speech before a Kremlin political gathering, said Soviet troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan if the U.S. and other offending countries offered "guarantees" that all "external aggression" would be halted.* An even more conciliatory overture appeared to come from a meeting between Brezhnev and Occidental Petroleum Corp. Chairman Armand Hammer...
...neighboring countries would exert their influence to see that there was no interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, and above all, if the U.S. would assure that the arms it is sending to Pakistan would be used only for defensive purposes, then the Soviet troops would be withdrawn." Most of the time Brezhnev read from a prepared text, but he broke off from time to time for more candid remarks. Said Hammer: "He felt that the accusations that the Soviets went into Afghanistan to take over the country and threaten oil routes was 'sheer nonsense.' He said...
...guerrilla spokesman, calling himself "Commandante Numero Uno," warned that the terrorists would begin "executing the hostages as a security measure" if soldiers and riot police near the embassy compound were not withdrawn by the Colombian government. After several sporadic exchanges of gunfire, the shooting quieted down, and both sides settled in for what could become a long siege. Vowed the self-styled commandante: "We're prepared to stay here one or two months if necessary...
PHILADELPHIA--Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) has withdrawn as graduation speaker this year at the University of Pennsylvania...