Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...some 30 previous decisions of the Supreme Court; they had struck out boldly, sometimes brashly, into new grounds. Other courts had split more violently, but no court had quarreled so continuously and rambunctiously with itself, Whereas in the '20s and '30s the courts found themselves in solid agreement some 80% of the time, 70% of the time this term the court had found itself split...
History to Make. There was general agreement that this court was above average. What this really meant was that there were above average justices on it. The absence of a strong disciplinarian like the late Chief Justice Hughes contributed to the haggling among the justices; so did the ever-growing complexity of the problems which they were called upon to solve...
...while it looked as though the Foreign Ministers Conference would never end; this week, finally, the conference unraveled itself and managed to adjourn. The limited agreement reached between the West and Russia was largely a declaration of intention; as such it would please those who have any faith in Russia's good intentions...
...Deal. On Berlin, the Ministers reached what the diplomats insisted on calling a modus vivendi, i.e., a way of muddling along in Berlin without real concessions from either side. The agreement instructed the Berlin occupation commanders to consult on how they might "mitigate the effects of the present administrative division of Germany and of Berlin." They would try to "normalize" Berlin's life, "facilitate" the movement of goods and people between Berlin and the Western and Eastern zones. They would also seek expansion of trade between the Western and Eastern zones. The Ministers formally agreed that the New York...
Wearily, an hour and a half after saying goodbye to each other, the Ministers met again. The Russians wanted to clarify a point in the Austrian agreement. Vishinsky eventually agreed to take up the matter later through regular diplomatic channels...