Word: attempting
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...referendum should give de Gaulle the popular legitimacy he needs and wants. The subsequent course of the new state will depend on two things: Algeria and the November elections. Whether de Gaulle will invest his authority in an attempt at putting a rapid end to the Algerian conflict remains to be seen, for the margin of action is so small that the referendum is not likely to make a big difference...
...mistake to see in his place for a strong state an echo of Fascism; he has shown himself aware and respectful of France's tradition of freedom, to such an extent that his attempt to establish as much of a powerful Executive as this tradition tolerates might well prove insufficient...
Remember, however, that the number of Southern students who thus actively broadcast their discontents is relatively small. A far greater number, indeed the majority, attempt a quiet, less dogmatic approach to the integration problem. Perhaps it is because their manner is more relaxed and their conclusions less dogmatic that they form the generally unheard Southern voice...
...make matters worse, the amendment has been publicised only in the local (Cambridge) newspapers. No attempt has been made to inform Harvard authorities, and Harvard University police have been left completely in the dark as to the complexity of the problem. Harvard students, who for the most part are unaware that local newspapers exist in Cambridge, have therefore never been informed of the amendment, much less the original ordinance. This is particularly true for new graduate students entering in September. Cambridge police privately acknowledge the unfairness of this lack of communication and feel that students should be informed...
...proposal, aimed at the ten per cent of GSAS students who show signs of turning professional, is commendable as an attempt to eliminate graduate deadwood. It is unpalatable, however, as a program for the Ph.D...