Word: actualizations
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...case for the present system rests on the fact that in 1948, when there was no conscription, manpower was about 600,000 short of actual needs; that the present draft not only adds men directly to the armed forces, but creates a pressure that persuades others to volunteer. Moreover, the concept of "universal service" has worked thus far in practice (nine out of ten men now twenty-six are serving their obligation) and is patriotic in theory...
Authorities said, however, that Eisenhower has given no pledge he would go to a summit meeting if the foreign ministers fail to ease tensions. The actual language of the U.S. note, it was said, will follow closely that in Eisenhower's speech eight days ago. He then promised to consider a summit meeting if developments justify...
Like most of his famous World War II gestures of defiance, De Gaulle's action was calculated to inflict a minimum of real pain but a maximum of bureaucratic annoyance upon his allies. The actual force involved-some 30,000 tons of naval shipping, including a single aircraft carrier-was militarily insignificant, plays little part in NATO's Mediterranean war plans, which turns around the U.S. Sixth Fleet and its powerful nuclear punch. For public consumption, virtually every Western foreign office took a stiff-upper-lip attitude. So did NATO's General Lauris Norstad (whom De Gaulle...
...film is used to introduce a problem or situation which the students then discuss. "We try to take the students as close to actual reality as we can," says George W. Gibson '31, director of the division...
...this year's varsity wrestling squad was a powerhouse on pre-season paper, it was a tremendous disappointment in actual competition. Through a nerve-wracking series of misfortunes and near-misses, Coach Robert A. Pickett's men wound up with a 5-6 season mark, and a miserable 1-5, good for last place, in the Ivy League...