Word: accepter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...arming the U.S.'s NATO allies in Western Europe. Since then there has been semi-official talk in Britain, France and the U.S. about the inevitable cutting down of NATO forces. At first the President asked for $4.9 billion as "essential" to U.S. security, later said he would accept $4.3 billion, finally turned to the Senate in desperation to get a raise in the $3.4 billion appropriation voted by a rebellious House (TIME, July...
...could have the nomination almost for the asking would probably not accept it; Texas' Lyndon Johnson considers his place as Senate Democratic leader more important than the Vice President's chair, sees little reason for compromising his 1960 presidential chances by appearing on what he suspects will be a losing 1956 ticket against Eisenhower. Moreover, although he has recovered from his own heart attack a year ago. Johnson 1) knows that his candidacy would weaken the Democrats' health issue against the President, and 2) would like another four years to build up his own strength for campaigning...
Missouri's Senator William Stuart Symington. He might be ruled off a Stevenson ticket by geographical considerations. Favorite Son Symington, 55, would probably accept vice-presidential nomination with Harriman if it were offered-but his eye is undeniably on the top spot...
...ease the strained economy and conform to Prime Minister Eden's theories about "modern weapons" and "strategic changes in other nations." Up to now the British have viewed the next war as a trading of H-bombs followed by a "broken-backed" struggle for recovery, but they now accept the doctrine of U.S. Admiral Arthur Radford and other top British and U.S. airmen that the first big blow will settle things. The British therefore want to concentrate on guided missiles. They would abolish first the Fighter Command and then the "interim" long-range jet bombers when missiles are perfected...
...decided a tribunal of Italian magistrates last week. But in arguing the case, the presiding judge made the point that artificial insemination was a fact of modern life and should be treated as such, rather than as the sin the Roman Catholic Church says it is. "The magistrate cannot accept the church's totally negative views on artificial insemination," he said. "That is the religious viewpoint, but a lay magistrate must see other viewpoints beside the religious...