Word: bitters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ending of the longest war in U.S. history, with its bitter sacrifice of lives and money, undoubtedly deserved more of a tribute. But the American public was obviously in no mood to celebrate. Peace had been promised so often that even now some people were not sure that it had really come, or would last. Others had been so emotionally numbed by the war that they found it hard to react at all. There would be no heroic memories to cherish?no Valley Forge, no San Juan Hill. And not many heroes either. As the nation last week observed...
...undeniably, in which the wheels of history turned. "With the war out of the way," says a presidential aide, "the potential is there for creative tension instead of destructive disagreement." Much will depend on how the President shifts from a wartime to a peacetime leader; whether he ignores the bitter internal divisions left by the war or tries to heal them; whether he treats Congress as an enemy or a partner; whether he uses his electoral mandate as an excuse to close himself off or as an added reason to be open with the nation...
...Thieu. He bases his hopes for survival on the backing of a coalition composed of conservative Catholics as well as the Thieu-dominated military and civil services, opposed by a manageable minority made up of the Hoa Hao, the Buddhists, the Cao Dais and a few others. Thieu has bitter enemies within the military hierarchy, however, and new alliances within the army could be created quickly-particularly if the Nixon Administration were to hint that its support for Thieu was wavering...
...value since it started floating last June; the pound is now worth $2.35. The debasing of the currency is a consequence of the drift that has beset the country since World War II, leaving many of its business leaders defensive and many of its class-conscious workers apathetic, bitter and eager for more pay than their production is worth...
...Collier's themes is Beating the Game. In his Season of Mists, a rotter named Bert goes girl hunting at a seaside resort. His manner is sleazy, his person shopworn, and in August, as he knows, he would not have stood much chance. But it is November, the bitter end of the season, and the girls still to be found will settle for less, which is to say for Bert. He worms his way to the good side of a gorgeous and lonely barmaid named Bella, only to find that she has an identical twin named Nellie...