Word: wrap
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Republicanism and background as a Beta Theta Pi at U.C.L.A. tend to reassure businessmen. In the final crunch of negotiation, they discover that he is a tough bargainer. To use his own favorite word, Davidson is a brilliant "closer"-a combination of salesman and lawyer who knows how to wrap up a deal and make it stick...
...protocol to the effect that Washington will not oppose Israeli retaliation in the event of future raids. The Israelis accepted this. Armed with their affirmative response, he once more sped back down the Judean hills to Ben Gurion Airport and made the 126-mile flight back to Damascus to wrap up the agreement. "We've got it," he was finally able to cable Washington. In a follow-up telephone call, Kissinger and his White House liaison, Brig. General Brent Scowcroft, discussed obliquely which end of the line would make the formal announcement. Said Kissinger: "Can I assume you want...
...this is Curt Gowdy saying goodnight from Shea Stadium and the NBC Game of the Week. Stay tuned for the post-game wrap-up with your host Herbie Jones...
Gaullist Mantle. Chaban's major campaign tactic has been to wrap himself in the Gaullist mantle. In the halls in which he speaks, his photo is flanked by those of Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. As the symbol that will appear beside his name on the ballot, he has chosen De Gaulle's emblem, the cross of Lorraine-a reminder of Chaban's key role during the Resistance. After attending a Chaban rally outside Paris, TIME Correspondent George Taber noted: "Over the auditorium hung an aura of nostalgia and past triumphs. The audience was made...
Luongo again stopped the rally, and then set the Crimson down in order to wrap it up for the Eagles...