Word: according
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...evening was the Schutz work, a Requiem in German built on chorales and biblical verses. The piece's lines have exceedingly involved rhythms which continually vary and oppose each other, and Forbes caught these subtleties brilliantly. The voices did not sit upon each accent, but flowed or lilted in accord with the word's rhythm and meaning. The chorus's force gave the chorales the body which the Lassus lacked...
...responsible for much of the S.A.O. violence in France and Algeria. But whatever the detours, only Charles de Gaulle had the stature to steer France toward a settlement without civil war. Drawing on his surge of popularity after a settlement, De Gaulle will put the terms of the Evian accord to the nation in a national referendum, probably in the spring, then will call for parliamentary elections to strengthen his hand in the National Assembly so that eventually he can push through constitutional reforms. Members of the Gaullist U.N.R. (Union for the New Republic) have asked that the referendum...
...evaluate a theory about Khrushchev that has gained wide acceptance, particularly in Britain. Its advocates make the case that Nikita Khrushchev is the most reasonable of all Russian leaders and "the West's best friend in Moscow." Therefore, they maintain, the Allies should try hard to reach an accord with...
...accord had been hammered out between teams of negotiators headed by Louis Joxe, De Gaulle's Minister of State for Algerian Affairs (see box) and the F.L.N. Vice Premier, burly Belkacem Krim. Already approved by the French Cabinet, the agreement needed only the approval of four-fifths of the Revolutionary Council, which could not reject it without also rejecting Premier Benyoussef Benkhedda who, only six months ago, was designated by the Council to replace ill and aging (62) Ferhat Abbas in the task of swiftly bringing the war to a close...
...that will end the seven-year Algerian war. There have been reports of an impending truce for months, but this time it seemed so close that one of the few remaining points at issue reportedly was De Gaulle's insistence that he himself be allowed to announce the accord...